bilbo
See also: Bilbo
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Bilbao, a city in Spain.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbilbo (plural bilbos or bilboes)
- A device for punishment. See bilboes.
- (historical) A kind of sword with well-tempered and flexible blade, originally produced in Bilbao.
- 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin 2006, page 14:
- A boy bursts in to the tent, double-edged bilbo in hand.