bob

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a former monetary unit in Great Britain
  2. noun a hair style for women and children; a short haircut all around
  3. noun a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism

Etymology

From Middle English bobben (“to strike, beat, shake, jog”), of uncertain origin. Compare Scots bob (“to mark, dance with a bobbing motion”), Icelandic boppa (“to wave up and down”), Swedish bobba (“to bob”), Dutch dobberen ("bobbing").

In classic literature

Synonyms

British shilling, shilling

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