bobbery

[ bob-uh-ree ]

/ ˈbɒb ə ri /

noun, plural bob·ber·ies.

a disturbance; brawl.

Origin of bobbery

First recorded in 1810–20, bobbery is from Hindi bāp re “O father!”

Words nearby bobbery

bob, Bobadilla, boba tea, bobbejaan, bobber, bobbery, Bobbie, bobbin, bobbin and fly frame, Bobbin and Joan, bobbinet

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Example sentences from the Web for bobbery

This mongrel collection is known as 'the Bobbery Pack,' and forms a certain adjunct to every assistant's bungalow in the district.
Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier|James Inglis
Skunks will often prove a great bother, as they take all kinds of bait and kick up no end of a "bobbery" when caught.
Fox Trapping|A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding
I durst not ask either father or mother after the bobbery we've had.
Olla Podrida|Frederick Marryat
The latter was the individual who fell, who played the copperhead in Eden, and has been kicking up such a bobbery ever since.
Continental Monthly , Vol V. Issue III. March, 1864|Various

The tall fellow denied it, and there was a devil of a bobbery.
Jacob Faithful|Captain Frederick Marryat

British Dictionary definitions for bobbery

bobbery

/ (ˈbɒbərɪ) /

noun plural -beries

Also called: bobbery pack a mixed pack of hunting dogs, often not belonging to any of the hound breeds

informal a noisy commotion

adjective

informal noisy or excitable

Word Origin for bobbery

C19: from Hindi bāp re, literally: oh father!

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单词	bobbery
释义	bobbery [ bob-uh-ree ] / ˈbɒb ə ri / noun, plural bob·ber·ies. a disturbance; brawl. Origin of bobbery First recorded in 1810–20, bobbery is from Hindi bāp re “O father!” Words nearby bobbery bob, Bobadilla, boba tea, bobbejaan, bobber, bobbery, Bobbie, bobbin, bobbin and fly frame, Bobbin and Joan, bobbinet Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bobbery This mongrel collection is known as 'the Bobbery Pack,' and forms a certain adjunct to every assistant's bungalow in the district. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier\|James Inglis Skunks will often prove a great bother, as they take all kinds of bait and kick up no end of a "bobbery" when caught. Fox Trapping\|A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding I durst not ask either father or mother after the bobbery we've had. Olla Podrida\|Frederick Marryat The latter was the individual who fell, who played the copperhead in Eden, and has been kicking up such a bobbery ever since. Continental Monthly , Vol V. Issue III. March, 1864\|Various The tall fellow denied it, and there was a devil of a bobbery. Jacob Faithful\|Captain Frederick Marryat British Dictionary definitions for bobbery bobbery / (ˈbɒbərɪ) / noun plural -beries Also called: bobbery pack a mixed pack of hunting dogs, often not belonging to any of the hound breeds informal a noisy commotion adjective informal noisy or excitable Word Origin for bobbery C19: from Hindi bāp re, literally: oh father! Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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