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bumbailiff

bumbailiff noun: a bound bailiff.

Noun

bumbailiff (plural not attested)

  1. (UK, no plural, obsolete) A bound bailiff.

Origin of bumbailiff

A corruption of bound bailiff.

Questions about bumbailiff

What does bumbailiff mean?
Bumbailiff means a bound bailiff.
What part of speech is bumbailiff?
Bumbailiff is a noun.

Words near bumbailiff in the dictionary

  1. bumalo
  2. Bumanglag
  3. Bumanglags
  4. bumbag
  5. bumbags
  6. bumbailiff
  7. bumbailiffs
  8. Bumbaldry
  9. bumbalo
  10. Bumbalong
  11. Bumbalough

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