Bobbish

very well, clever, spruce. “How are you doing?” “Oh! pretty BOBBISH .”— Old. Bobby , a policeman: both BOBBY and PEELER were nicknames given to the new police, in allusion to the Christian name and surname of the late Sir Robert Peel , who was the prime mover in effecting their introduction and improvement. The term BOBBY is, however, older than the introduction of the new police. The official square-keeper, who is always armed with a cane to drive away idle and disorderly urchins, has, time out of mind, been called by the said urchins, “ BOBBY the beadle.”