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light bobs

light bobs is the plural of light bob.

Meaning of light bob

Noun

light bob (plural light bobs)

  1. (informal) A soldier of the light infantry.
    • Mr. Stubble, as may be supposed from his size and slenderness, was of the Light Bobs. Ensign Spooney, on the contrary, was a tall youth, and belonged to (Captain Dobbin's) the Grenadier Company […]1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC

Questions about light bobs

What is light bobs the plural of?
Light bobs is the plural of light bob.

Words near light bobs in the dictionary

  1. light bill
  2. light bills
  3. light blue
  4. light blues
  5. light bob
  6. light bobs
  7. light box
  8. light boxes
  9. light bread
  10. light breads
  11. light breeze

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