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Definition of Bob up
1. Verb. Originate or come into being. "A question arose"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bob Up
Literary usage of Bob up
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. England Without & Within by Richard Grant White (1881)
"Wot ye not wber there stont & litel town, Which that i-cleped is Bob-up-an-down,
Under the Ble in Canterbury way? " 1 (Prol. to the Manciple's Tale, 1.1. ..."
2. Sketches from Santalistan by Mathew Andreas Pederson (1913)
"their hooded heads and sway from side to side, or bob up and down while the
snake-charmer and his assistant "make music." Of course the men are careful to ..."
3. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1870)
"My letter detailing my search for Bob-up-and- down appeared in The ... on the
Bob-up- and-down side of the forest, the thought of danger uppermost in the ..."
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