Bob

n.	1.	Anything that hangs so as to play loosely, or with a short abrupt motion, as at the end of a string; a pendant; as, the bob at the end of a kite's tail. In jewels dressed and at each ear a bob. - Dryden.
	2.	A knot of worms, or of rags, on a string, used in angling, as for eels; formerly, a worm suitable for bait. Or yellow bobs, turned up before the plow, Are chiefest baits, with cork and lead enow. - Lauson.
	3.	A small piece of cork or light wood attached to a fishing line to show when a fish is biting; a float.
	4.	The ball or heavy part of a pendulum; also, the ball or weight at the end of a plumb line.
	5.	A small wheel, made of leather, with rounded edges, used in polishing spoons, etc.
	6.	A short, jerking motion; act of bobbing; as, a bob of the head.
	7.	(Steam Engine) A working beam.
	8.	A knot or short curl of hair; also, a bob wig. A plain brown bob he wore. - Shenstone.
	9.	A peculiar mode of ringing changes on bells.
	10.	The refrain of a song. To bed, to bed, will be the bob of the song. - L'Estrange.
	11.	A blow; a shake or jog; a rap, as with the fist.
	12.	A jeer or flout; a sharp jest or taunt; a trick. He that a fool doth very wisely hit, Doth very foolishly, although he smart, Not to seem senseless of the bob. - Shak.
	13.	A shilling.
v. t.	1.	To cause to move in a short, jerking manner; to move (a thing) with a bob. [imp. & p. p. Bobbed ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Bobbing.]
	2.	To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap. If any man happened by long sitting to sleep . . . he was suddenly bobbed on the face by the servants. - Elyot.
	3.	To cheat; to gain by fraud or cheating; to filch. Gold and jewels that I bobbed from him. - Shak.
	4.	To mock or delude; to cheat. To play her pranks, and bob the fool, The shrewish wife began. - Turbervile.
	5.	To cut short; as, to bob the hair, or a horse's tail.
v. i.	1.	To have a short, jerking motion; to play to and fro, or up and down; to play loosely against anything.
	2.	To angle with a bob. See Bob, n., 2 & 3. He ne'er had learned the art to bob For anything but eels. - Saxe. To bob at an apple to attempt to bite or seize with the mouth an apple, cherry, or other round fruit, while it is swinging from a string or floating in a tug of water.

Noun	1.	bob - a former monetary unit in Great Britain Synonyms: British shilling, shilling
	2.	bob - a hair style for women and children; a short haircut all around
	3.	bob - a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism Synonyms: bobsled, bobsleigh
	4.	bob - a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string
	5.	bob - a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line Synonyms: bobber, bobfloat, cork
	6.	bob - a short or shortened tail of certain animals Synonyms: bobtail, dock
	7.	bob - a short abrupt inclination (as of the head); "he gave me a short bob of acknowledgement"
Verb	1.	bob - move up and down repeatedly; "her rucksack bobbed gently on her back"
	2.	bob - ride a bobsled; "The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with pleasure" Synonyms: bobsled
	3.	bob - remove or shorten the tail of an animal Synonyms: tail, dock
	4.	bob - make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect; "She curtsied when she shook the Queen's hand" Synonyms: curtsy
	5.	bob - cut hair in the style of a bob; "Bernice bobs her hair these days!"

Bob - David Betz. A tiny object-oriented language. ftp://ftp.mv.com/pub/ddj/packages/bob15.arc. [Dr Dobbs J, Sep 1991, p.26].

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