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bilboes

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bil·bo 1  (blb)
n. pl. bil·boes
An iron bar to which sliding fetters are attached, formerly used to shackle the feet of prisoners.
[Origin unknown.]
bil·bo 2  (blb)
n. pl. bil·boes Archaic
A sword, especially one having a well-tempered blade.
[After Bilbao.]
bilboes [ˈbɪlbəʊz]
pl n
(Historical Terms) a long iron bar with two sliding shackles, formerly used to confine the ankles of a prisoner
[perhaps changed from Bilbao]


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“Hark ye, master constable,” he cried, “just clear away your bilboes for the small matter of a log-glass, will ye, and let me show some of them there chaps who it is they are so merry about”
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