bobbin 
bobbin (bob'in), r. t. [< bobbin, .] To wind 
on bobbins or spools, as thread. 
bobbinet (bob-in-cl' or bob'in-et), n. A com- 
mon contracted form of hobbin-in-1, 
bobbing (bob'ing), n. [E. dial, also Imlibinn : 
verbal n. of litilii, t:, II., 4.] The act or opera- 
tion of lisliinu' with a bob. 
bobbin-net (bob-in-net'), . A machine-made 
cotton netting, consisting of parallel threads 
which form the warp, upon which two systems 
of. oblique threads are laid in such a way that 
each of the oblique threads makes a turn around 
each of the warp-threads, producing a nearly 
hexagonal mesh. See tulle. Often contracted 
to boli/iim I. 
In 1808, Mr. John Heathcoat obtained a patent for a 
bobbin a,'! nuohbie, being the first successful attempt to 
pindiirr l>> marliiiin > mi imitation of pillow lace. 
A. Barlow, Weaving, p. 380. 
bobbin-winder (bob'in-winMer), n. A ma- 
chine for winding thread or yarn upon a bob- 
bin, spool, or shuttle, having a device for dis- 
tributing the thread in such a manner as to 
form in winding any desired shape. 
bobbin-work (bob'm-werk), n. Work woven 
with bobbins. 
bobbish (bob'ish), a. [Of. bob*, t'.] Hearty; 
in good spirits and condition. [Colloq.] 
bobble (bob'l), r. i. ; pret. and pp. hobbled, ppr. 
bobbliin/. | Froq. of t >o l>l, v. Cf. bubble*.] To 
bob up and down ; move with continual bob- 
bing. [Colloq., Eng.] 
bobble (bob'l), n. [< bobble, .] The move- 
ment of agitated water. [Colloq., Eng.] 
bobby (bob'i), .; pi. bobbies (-iz). [A slang 
term, from Bobby, dim. of Bob, familiar form of 
Robert, in allusion to Sir Robert Peel. Also 
called peeler, from his surname,] A policeman : 
a nickname first given to the members of the 
police force established under Sir Robert Peel's 
act (passed in 1829) for improving the police in 
and near London. 
bob-cherry (bob'cher'i), n. [< bob 1 + cherry.] 
A child's play consisting in catching with the 
teeth a cherry or other fruit hung from the ceil- 
ing, lintel of a door, or other high place, as it 
swings to and fro. 
bob-fishing (bob 'fish* ing), n. Same as clod- 
Jinhing. 
bobizationt (bo-bi-za'shon), n. [< bo + hi, syl- 
lables used in singing, Hf- -z-ation.] In music, 
in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, a 
general term for the various methods of naming 
the tones of the scale (for convenience of refer- 
ence and accuracy of singing) by syllables. See 
solmization, bebization, bocedization, dameniza- 
tion, labecedixation. 
bob-lincoln (bob-ling'kon), n. [Also boblincon, 
bob-o-lincoln, as if it were Bob o' Lincoln, and 
hence still further expanded to Robert of Lin- 
coln, in allusion to tne proper names Robert 
(see bobby) and Lincoln ; a fanciful imitation of 
the bird's note. Now usually bobolink, q. v.] 
The bobolink. 
The luxurious little boMiiicini revels among the clover 
blossoms of the mcoilows. Irviny, Knickerbocker, p. 147. 
Over the mountain-side or mead, 
Robert of Lincoln is telling his name. 
Bryant, Robert of Lincoln. 
bobolink (bob'o-lingk'), n. [Also boblink, and 
earlier boblincolii, boblincon (see above) ; an 
imitation of the bird's note.] An American 
oscine passerine bird, of the family Icteridtr 
and subfamily Aaelannai, the Dolichonyx oryzi- 
vorus, named from its hearty voluble song in 
607- 
male wears the black livery only In the breeding wa- 
gon, and Is only thru in SOUK, lit 1 molu in iniiKmnmt r 
or In August, acquiring a plumage like that of tin- fi-malr. 
lloth Hexes are then known as renl-hinln in tin- Middle 
States, as riff-bint* In tin- Soiith<-rn stales, and aa butter. 
t,;l.< in Jamaica. Ill thf sjiriny tin- male iu-i|ilircs his 
Mark ami Imtt -ml without inoltirm any feathers : win-in-.- 
th< riinv<t iH.pnlar notion, baaed, however, on erroneoiu 
premises, that the reed-birds turn into bobolinks in the 
spring. The bird Is abundant in moat of the I'nited 
States, and is a regular migrant, ln-ci-.lnm on the ground 
In meadows in the Northern States and Canada. In tin- 
fall, when fat ami flocking in the marshes to frt-d U|MMI 
wild oats (Zizania), it Is much esteemed for the table. 
Also called Imb-lin&iln, facetiously Kobrrt / Lineoln (tee 
t>h-[inrnln), kunk-l>lit,-kl>ir<l , from its coloring, wllich re- 
sembles that of the skunk, and ineinlvink. 
The crack-brained bobolink courts his crazy mate, 
Pouted on a bulrush tipsy with his weight. 
0. '. Holme*, RurliiK. 
bob-sled (bob'sled), n. A sled consisting of a 
body resting on two short sleds called Dobs, 
placed one behind the other. Bob-sleds are used 
for the transportation of Umber, etc., and, when of lighter 
build for coaating, are also called ttonbl,--runn,'ni or simply 
bob*. [American.] 
bob-sleigh (bob'sla), n. A sleigh constructed 
upon the same principle as a bob-sled. [U. 8.] 
bobstay (bob'sta), . [< bob 1 + stay 1 .'] Xttnt., 
one of two or three ropes or chains extending 
from the outer end of the bowsprit to the cut- 
bock-beer 
jor premise is a particular in-irutivi-, the minor 
a universal affirmative, and the- conclusion a 
particular negative proposition: as, Some pa- 
triarchs (Enoch, Elijah) are not mortal; but 
all patriarchs are men; hence, some men are 
not mortal. Of the seven letters which coiii|M<se the 
word, five are signllicant. Tin- three vowels, o, a, o, indi- 
cate the quality of the premise* and < In. ion . /, shows 
that tlie mood U to be reduced to barbara of the flint flg- 
nrt-; ,-, that the i r.liirti. .1 The wonl 
was probably invented by I'etrns Hispanus. See muud'*. 
2. A prison : so called from the old north gate 
of Oxford, which had this name and was at one 
time used as a prison. Xares. 
Was not thUIAchan) aseditioua fellow? Was he not 
worthy to be cast In bocardo or little-euc 1 
Latitner, Sermons, (ol. 10.", C. 
bocasine (bok'a-siu), n. [Early mod. E. also 
/Htri'<i.--nif, liiii'i'iixhi i hilc Ml-). Iml.i. ,</>. ' I'. /mi' 
coffin, now boucasitin = It. boccaccino = Sp. 60- 
I'lirin, bocaci = Pg. bocacim, buckram, < Turk. 
bolidtti, boghdsi, cotton cloth.] If. A linen stuff 
woven so fine as to look like silk. 2. At the 
present day, in the Levant, a kind of cotton 
cloth. Schuyler. 
bocca (bok'ft), n. [It., = Sp. Pg. boca = F. 
boitche, < L. bucca, cheek, esp. as puffed out: 
see bucca.] The round hole in a glass-furnace 
by which the fused glass is taken out. 
boccaccio (bo-ka'chio), n. [It., one having a 
large mouth, boccuccia, t., a large ugly mouth, 
< bocca, mouth (< L. bucca, cheek : see bucca), 
+ aug. -accio: see -ace. Hence the surname 
Boccaccio.'] A name given by the Italians 
about San Francisco to the Ijcbastodes pauci- 
spinis, a scorpeenoid fish of California. It has very 
small scales and a projecting lower jaw, attains a length 
of 30 inches, and Is a good food-fish, abundant in rather 
deep water along the coast. 
boccale (bo-kii'le), n. [It. : see bocal.] A liquid 
measure used in most parts of Italy, before the 
introduction of the metric system, for wine and 
oil. Its capacity in different cities is shown in 
the following table : 
eryxfivrus). 
spring. The male is about 7J inches long, black, with a 
buff nape, and much white or pale ash on the back and 
winns ; the tail-feathers are very acute. The female is 
smaller, yellowish, darker alwve, and streaked. The 
a. Bowsprit ; t, Bobstay. 
water. Their function is to hold the bowsprit 
down in its place, and counteract the upward 
strain exerted by the headstays Bobstay holes, 
holes in the fore part of the knee of the head in a ship, 
formerly serving to secure the bobstay. Wtale. Bob- 
stay piece, a t imi't-r fastened to the main piece of the 
head in a snip, to which the tiobstay is secured. Bob- 
stay plates, iron plates by which the lower ends of the 
bobstays are secured to the stem. 
bobstickt (bob'stik), n. [< bob* + stick; the 
application is not clear.] A shilling; a bob. 
[Slang.] 
bobtail (bob'tal), . [< bob*, u., or bob*, r., I., 
2, + tail 1 .] 1. A short tail, or a tail cut short. 
2t. A contemptible fellow ; a cur. X.E.D. 
3. Collectively, the rabble: used in contempt, 
most frequently in the phrase rag-tag and bob- 
tail. 4. A kind of short arrow-head. Pianette. 
bobtailed (bob'tald), a. [< bobtail + -ed?.] Hav- 
ing the tail cut short : as, " a bobtailed cur," Sir 
R. V Estrange Bobtailed car, a small street-car de- 
signed to be used without a conductor or guard, and drawn 
usually by one horse. (Local, U. S.) 
bobtail-wig (bob'tal-wig'), n. A wig with a 
short cue, worn in the seventeenth century. 
bob- white (bob'hwif), . [So called from its 
note.] A name of the bird Ortyjc viryiniantui, 
commonly known in America as the quail or 
partridge. See cut under quail. 
In the North and East, he Is called Quail ; in the South 
and West, he is Partridge ; while everywhere he is known 
as /;..'- HI,,/,-. 
A. M. Mayer, Sport with Gun and Rod, p. 663. 
bob-wig (bob'wig), n. [Short for bobtail-wig.] 
A bobtail- wig. 
A lnili.in' : i and a black silken bag tied to It 
Atidistm, Spectator, No. 129. 
bocaget, A by-form of boscage. 
bocal (bo'kal), n. [= D. bokaal = G. pokal, < 
F. bocal = Sp. Pg. bocal = It. boccale; cf. ML. 
bucalis, baucalis, < Gr. /iaviatfuc, also KafcoAif, a 
vessel in which wine or water is cooled; cf. 
LGr. tlavKcdMv, also navxAZiov, a narrow-necked 
vessel that gurgles when water is poured in or 
out : said to be imitative ; cf . Gr. 3avKa).av, lull, 
sing a lullaby.] 1. A cylindrical glass vessel 
with a short, wide neck and large mouth, used 
to contain anatomical specimens and the like, 
preserved in spirits. 2. The mouthpiece of a 
brass musical instrument, as a horn, a trumpet, 
or a trombone. 
bocan, w. Same as bucan. 
bocardo (bo-kiir'do), n. [An artificial term.] 
1 . In logic, the mnemonic name of that mood 
of the third figure of syllogism in which the ma- 
Liters. 
British 
Qts. 
U. S. 
gu. 
Bologna 
1.255 
1.10 
1.33 
Florence for wine 
.1.14O 
1.00 
1.20 
" oil 
1.044 
0.92 
1.10 
Leghorn 
1.064 
0.94 
1.12 
Modena for wine 
.1.697 
1.49 
1.79 
Nice for wine 
0.6B4 
0.60 
0.72 
Rome for wine, old . . 
l.l'.t: 
1.31 
1.58 
" new . . , 
.1.823 
i.ao 
1.92 
for oil, old 
.1.992 
1.76 
2.10 
" new .... 
.2.053 
1.81 
2.17 
Trieste for wine, old . 
.1.847 
1.63 
1.95 
" -new 
.1.415 
1.25 
1.49 
Turin 
0.884 
0.60 
0.72 
Venice 
1.012 
0.89 
1.07 
boccamela (bok-a-me'la), n. [NL.] A kind of 
weasel found in southern Europe, I'utoriug boc- 
camela. 
boccarelt, See bockerel. 
boccarella (bok-a-rel'a), . [It., < bocca, q. v.] 
A small aperture in a glass-furnace, made on 
each side of the bocca ; a nose-hole. 
boccarett, " See bockerel. 
Boccius light. See light*. 
Bocconia (oo-ko'ni-a), n. [NL.; named after 
a Sicilian botanist, Paolo Boccone, 1633-1704.] 
A genus of tall, coarse, herbaceous plants, nat- 
ural order I'apareracea; with large lobcd leaves 
and large panicles of flowers, some species are 
cultivated, as It. Jajnniea and B. rardata from China, but 
rather for their ornamental habit than for their flowers. 
bocet, . Same as bogite?. 
bocedizationt (bd-se-Kii-za'shon), n. [< bo + 
ce + di (see def.) + -z-atioii'.] In music, the 
application of the syllables bo, ce, di, ga, In, 
ma, ni to the tones of the scale : a system in- 
troduced about 1550 by the Belgian musician 
Waelrant. 
bochet, n. A Middle English form of botch*. 
bochka (boch'kS), . [Russ.] A Russian li- 
quid measure, containing 40 vedros, or about 
130 gallons. 
bock (bok), r. i. [8c., = bake*, q. v. ; < ME. 
bocken, boken, belch, vomit, also croak; var. of 
bolk, ME. bolkcH, belch : see hoik.] 1. To retch ; 
vomit. 2. To gush intennittingly, as liquid 
from a bottle. Burns. 
bock-beer (bok'ber), n. [Also, as G., bocktritr, 
G. also simply bock, popularly associated with 
bock, a goat, = E. buck*, but in fact shortened 
from Eimbockbier, now Einbecker bier, from 
Eimbock, Eimbeck, now Eiiibeck, a town in Prus- 
sia formerly famous for its beer.] A double- 
strong variety of German beer, darker in color 
than the ordinary kinds, less bitter in taste, and 
considerably more intoxicating. It is brewed 
in December and January, and is drunk in May. 
