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Bob Lincoln

Bob Lincoln noun: the bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus).

Noun

Bob Lincoln (plural Bob Lincolns)

  1. (Canada, US) The bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus).
    • […] my first impression was, "there is a Bob Lincoln."1840, Philip Henry Gosse, The Canadian naturalist : a series of conversations on the natural history of Lower Canada, page 131

Forms of Bob Lincoln

pluralBob Lincolns

Origin of Bob Lincoln

Imitative of the bird's call, like bobolink.

Questions about Bob Lincoln

What does Bob Lincoln mean?
Bob Lincoln means the bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus).
What part of speech is Bob Lincoln?
Bob Lincoln is a noun.
What is the plural of Bob Lincoln?
The plural of Bob Lincoln is Bob Lincolns.

Words near Bob Lincoln in the dictionary

  1. bob haircuts
  2. Bob Hope
  3. Bob is your uncle
  4. bob jerom
  5. bob jeroms
  6. Bob Lincoln
  7. Bob Lincolns
  8. bob skate
  9. bob skates
  10. bob under
  11. bob up

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