dry bob

noun

A schoolboy who goes in for cricket or football etc. in preference to rowing.

Meanings

noundry bob (plural dry bobs)

plural dry bobs

  1. UKdatedslangA schoolboy who goes in for cricket or football etc. in preference to rowing.
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dry bob,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20bob.

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