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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

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bobby Usage Examples

Preposition: on

  • beat: Did you have a local bobby on the beat?

Converse of object

  • defeat: King defeated bobby in the worldlas never seen anything.

Adjective modifier

  • top: Back to top bobby View Profile | WWW IP Logged ianmoticon Guru Are you a Steph fan?

Modifies a noun

  • baldwin: Ranging from a of the best bobby baldwin mike.

Noun used with modifier

  • beat: SchNEWS reckons a year is quite a short time for a beat bobby to be promoted to an anti-terrorist unit.
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