'Bilboes' definitions:

Definition of 'Bilboes'

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  • 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 ships. [1913 Webster]
  • Methought I lay Worse than the mutines in the bilboes. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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