bilbo

bilbo
I. noun (plural bilboes) Etymology: perhaps from Bilboa, Spain Date: 1557 a long bar of iron with sliding shackles used to confine the feet of prisoners especially on shipboard II. noun or bilboa (plural bilboes or bilboas) Etymology: Bilboa, Bilbao, Spain Date: 1565 sword

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  • Bilbo — can refer to:*Bilbo Baggins, protagonist of The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien. * Bilbo is the Basque name for Bilbao, the major city in the Basque Country of northern Spain. *Bilboes, tools of judicial punishment. *Bilbo (sword), a type of sword,… …   Wikipedia

  • Bilbo — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El término Bilbo puede hacer referencia a: el nombre en euskera de la ciudad de Bilbao, en el País Vasco (España); el asteroide Bilbo, número 2991 de la serie; Mark K. Bilbo, un autor estadounidense de guías de… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Bilbo — steht für: die baskische Bezeichnung für die spanische Stadt Bilbao die fiktive Figur Bilbo Beutlin, siehe Figuren in Tolkiens Welt built in logic block observation , eine Testverfahren in der Digitaltechnik Bilbo ist der Name folgender Personen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Bilbo — Bil bo, n.; pl. {Bilboes}. 1. A rapier; a sword; so named from Bilbao, in Spain. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. A long bar or bolt of iron with sliding shackles, and a lock at the end, to confine the feet of prisoners or offenders, esp. on board of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bilbo — kind of sword noted for temper and elasticity, 1590s, from Bilbao, town in northern Spain where swords were made, in English Bilboa. The town name is Roman Bellum Vadum beautiful ford (over the Nervion River) …   Etymology dictionary

  • bilbo — [bil′bō΄] n. pl. bilboes [after BILBAO, once famous for its ironworks] 1. [pl.] a long iron bar with sliding shackles, for fettering a prisoner s feet 2. Archaic a sword or rapier …   English World dictionary

  • Bilbo — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Bilbo est un nom propre qui peut se référer à : Bilbao, une des villes les plus importantes du Pays basque, au nord de l Espagne ; Bilbon… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Bilbo — noun A fictional hobbit whose name is Bilbo Baggins and who is the protagonist of and a character of the trilogy …   Wiktionary

  • Bilbo — literarischer Name, bekannt durch J.R. Tolkiens Figur Bilbo Beutlin aus dem Roman »Der kleine Hobbit« (1937) bzw. der Roman Trilogie »Der Herr der Ringe« (1954/55) …   Deutsch namen

  • bilbo — I. /ˈbɪlboʊ/ (say bilboh) noun (plural bilboes) (usually plural) a long iron bar or bolt with sliding shackles and a lock, formerly used to confine the feet of prisoners. {origin uncertain} II. /ˈbɪlboʊ/ (say bilboh) noun (plural bilboes)… …  

  • Bilbo Bolsón — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Bilbo Bolsón Personaje de El hobbit y El Señor de los Anillos Creador(es) J. R. R. Tolkien Información Nombre original Bilbo Baggins Alias …   Wikipedia Español

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