bilbo

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A Spanish bilbo, to lock the English by the legs.

From City Scenes or a peep into London by Darton, William

Castaldo calls the bilbo a “fated aspic,” upon the edge of which his “eye-balls crack to look,” and makes a raving exit from the stage, to a roaring laugh from the audience.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, September 5, 1841 by Various

That is true enough," said Bothwell, as he slowly rose; "put up your bilbo, Tom.

From Old Mortality, Volume 1. by Scott, Walter, Sir

Sir John and master mine, I combat challenge of this latten bilbo.

From The Merry Wives of Windsor The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] by Glover, John, librarian of Trinity College, Cambridge

Out with your bilbo and maintain your words.'

From Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir