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bilbo
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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.]
bilbo [ˈbɪlbəʊ]
n pl -bos, -boes
(Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) (formerly) a sword with a marked temper and elasticity
[from Bilboa, variant (in English) of Bilbao, Spain, noted for its blades]


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He chronicles the efforts of Southern progressives to deal constructively with race and the ways those efforts were routinely swatted aside like gnats by the Bilbos, Talmadges, Rankins, and Eastlands who were elected by Southern whites to uphold the old order.
Speak Now Against the Day by Applebome, Peter / Washington Monthly
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