bilbo

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UK/ˈbɪlbəʊ/

noun

A device for punishment. See bilboes.

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Meanings

bilbo1

nounbilbo (plural bilbos or bilboes)

plural bilbos · plural bilboes · alternative bilboe

  1. A device for punishment. See bilboes.
  2. historicalA kind of sword with well-tempered and flexible blade, originally produced in Bilbao.

    A boy bursts in to the tent, double-edged bilbo in hand.

    1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin 2006, page 14

Bilbo2

proper noun
  1. A rare surname.

Origin

From Bilbao, a city in Spain.

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Cite this entry
APA

bilbo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bilbo

MLA

“bilbo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bilbo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bilbo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bilbo.

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