bob wire

A form of barbed wire — Twisted strands of steel wire, often coated with zinc, having barbs evenly spaced along them; used to construct agricultural and military fences.

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Meanings

nounbob wire (usually uncountable, plural bob wires)

plural bob wires

  1. dialectalnonstandarduncountableusuallyNonstandard form of barbed wire.
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