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bobbed wire

bobbed wire is the nonstandard form of barbed wire.

Meaning of barbed wire

Noun

barbed wire (usually uncountable, plural barbed wires)

  1. (usually) Twisted strands of steel wire, often coated with zinc, having barbs evenly spaced along them; used to construct agricultural and military fences.

Forms of bobbed wire

pluralbobbed wires

Questions about bobbed wire

What is bobbed wire the nonstandard form of?
Bobbed wire is the nonstandard form of barbed wire.

Words near bobbed wire in the dictionary

  1. bobbatlu
  2. bobbe
  3. bobbed
  4. bobbed under
  5. bobbed up
  6. bobbed wire
  7. bobbed wires
  8. bobbejaan spanner
  9. bobbejaan spanners
  10. bobber
  11. bobberies

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