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Definition of Bobbish
1. a. Hearty; in good spirits.
Definition of Bobbish
1. Adjective. (UK slang dated) hearty; in good spirits ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bobbish
1. in good spirits [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bobbish
Literary usage of Bobbish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Studies in English, Written and Spoken: For the Use of Continental Students by Cornelis Stoffel (1894)
"41), 49'J: " Considering the innumerable shillings they take every year, we should
say that the finances of that illustrious body were extremely "bobbish". ..."
2. Publications by English Dialect Society (1886)
"bobbish or BOBBY (MACCLESFIELD), adj. well in health. " How are you ?" "Pretty bobbish.
... Common, I think, to most counties. BOBBY, adj. See bobbish. ..."
3. A Glossary of Words Used in the County of Chester by Robert Holland (1886)
"bobbish or BOBBY (MACCLESFIELD), adj. well in health. " How are you ?" "
Pretty bobbish. ... Common, I think, to most counties. BOBBY, adj. See bobbish. ..."
4. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1868)
"I don't exactly know if I'm bobbish, but I'm certainly in good spirits, for I
have heard from some very dear friends, who are on their way to see and spend ..."
5. The slang dictionary: Etymological, Historical, and Anecdotal by John Camden Hotten (1874)
""Oh ! pretty bobbish."—Old. Bobby, a policeman : both BOBBY and PEELER were
nicknames given to the new police, in allusion to the Christian name and surname ..."
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