Definition of bum-bailiff in English:

bum-bailiff

noun

derogatory, historical

A bailiff empowered to collect debts or arrest debtors for non-payment.
a confounded pettifogging bum-bailiff
Example sentencesExamples
- The drum and fife by day, and the jolly carouse at the lodge at night, will be too much for you; but the Presbyterians whose fathers were United Irishmen, would prefer twenty acres of free land to the whole clanjaffray of kings, Parliaments, and bum-bailiffs.
- Up to the time that a post office was established on January 1, 1806, it was known as Bumbridge because the bum-bailiff fell through the bridge while attempting to arrest a person.
- Practically what was really required was a sort of glorified bum-bailiff, with the necessary assistance, the bum-bailiff holding a position similar to that of a magistrate.
- They are also often called bum-bailiffs or, shortly, ‘bums’.
- They will do what the law commands, but they will not volunteer to act as tip-staves of bum-bailiffs.

Origin

Early 17th century: from bum², so named because of the association of an approach from behind.

Definition of bum-bailiff in US English:

bum-bailiff

nounˈbəmˌbālif

historical, derogatory

A bailiff empowered to collect debts or arrest debtors for nonpayment.
a confounded pettifogging bum-bailiff
Example sentencesExamples
- They are also often called bum-bailiffs or, shortly, ‘bums’.
- They will do what the law commands, but they will not volunteer to act as tip-staves of bum-bailiffs.
- Practically what was really required was a sort of glorified bum-bailiff, with the necessary assistance, the bum-bailiff holding a position similar to that of a magistrate.
- Up to the time that a post office was established on January 1, 1806, it was known as Bumbridge because the bum-bailiff fell through the bridge while attempting to arrest a person.
- The drum and fife by day, and the jolly carouse at the lodge at night, will be too much for you; but the Presbyterians whose fathers were United Irishmen, would prefer twenty acres of free land to the whole clanjaffray of kings, Parliaments, and bum-bailiffs.

Origin

Early 17th century: from bum, so named because of the association of an approach from behind.

单词	bum-bailiff
释义	Definition of bum-bailiff in English: bum-bailiff noun derogatory, historical A bailiff empowered to collect debts or arrest debtors for non-payment. a confounded pettifogging bum-bailiff Example sentencesExamples The drum and fife by day, and the jolly carouse at the lodge at night, will be too much for you; but the Presbyterians whose fathers were United Irishmen, would prefer twenty acres of free land to the whole clanjaffray of kings, Parliaments, and bum-bailiffs. Up to the time that a post office was established on January 1, 1806, it was known as Bumbridge because the bum-bailiff fell through the bridge while attempting to arrest a person. Practically what was really required was a sort of glorified bum-bailiff, with the necessary assistance, the bum-bailiff holding a position similar to that of a magistrate. They are also often called bum-bailiffs or, shortly, ‘bums’. They will do what the law commands, but they will not volunteer to act as tip-staves of bum-bailiffs. Origin Early 17th century: from bum², so named because of the association of an approach from behind. Definition of bum-bailiff in US English: bum-bailiff nounˈbəmˌbālif historical, derogatory A bailiff empowered to collect debts or arrest debtors for nonpayment. a confounded pettifogging bum-bailiff Example sentencesExamples They are also often called bum-bailiffs or, shortly, ‘bums’. They will do what the law commands, but they will not volunteer to act as tip-staves of bum-bailiffs. Practically what was really required was a sort of glorified bum-bailiff, with the necessary assistance, the bum-bailiff holding a position similar to that of a magistrate. Up to the time that a post office was established on January 1, 1806, it was known as Bumbridge because the bum-bailiff fell through the bridge while attempting to arrest a person. The drum and fife by day, and the jolly carouse at the lodge at night, will be too much for you; but the Presbyterians whose fathers were United Irishmen, would prefer twenty acres of free land to the whole clanjaffray of kings, Parliaments, and bum-bailiffs. Origin Early 17th century: from bum, so named because of the association of an approach from behind.
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