Bobbery

A vulgarism to expre a row, wrangle, squabble, or tumult. Bobbin, (bob'bin.) [Fr. bobine , from Gr. and Lat. bom byz, a silk-worm.) A small wooden pin, with a notch, to wind the thread about in weaving lace. - The spool upon which sewing-thread is wound. - A quill for a spinning-wheel. - A round lace. Bob'binet, n. ( Manf .) See LACE MANUFACTURE. Bob'bin-work, n . Work woven with bobbins. "Not netted nor woven with warp and woof, but after the manner of bobbin-work." Grow. Bob'bio, a walled town of N. Italy, prov. Genoa, on the Trebbia, 34 m. N.E. of Genoa; pop. 4,983.