bobbies

Variant of bobby

bobby definition

bobby (bäb′ē)

noun pl. bobbies -·bies

Brit., Informal a British policeman

Etymology: after Sir Robert Peel, nicknamed Bobby, who reorganized the London police force

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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