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bum·bail·iff (bum′bāl′if)

noun

Brit. a bailiff or sheriff's officer: a contemptuous usage

Etymology: bum + bailiff: ? because the officer was often close behind

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