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dry bob

dry bob noun: a schoolboy who goes in for cricket or football etc. in preference to rowing.

Noun

dry bob (plural dry bobs)

  1. (UK, dated, slang) A schoolboy who goes in for cricket or football etc. in preference to rowing.

Forms of dry bob

pluraldry bobs

Questions about dry bob

What does dry bob mean?
Dry bob means a schoolboy who goes in for cricket or football etc. in preference to rowing.
What part of speech is dry bob?
Dry bob is a noun.
What is the plural of dry bob?
The plural of dry bob is dry bobs.

Words near dry bob in the dictionary

  1. dry biscuits
  2. dry bite
  3. dry bites
  4. dry blower
  5. dry blowers
  6. dry bob
  7. dry bobs
  8. dry bone
  9. Dry Branch
  10. dry bread
  11. dry breads

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