staggering bob
staggering bob noun: a very young calf killed for veal; meat from an animal killed when very young or otherwise unfit for eating.
Noun
staggering bob (plural staggering bobs)
- A very young calf killed for veal; meat from an animal killed when very young or otherwise unfit for eating.
- In Liverpool they do not permit the sale of calves called ‘slink’ or ‘staggering Bob’.1878, Western Mail [Cardiff], 13 April
- Wretched brutes there at the cattlemarket waiting for the poleaxe to split their skulls open. Moo. Poor trembling calves. Meh. Staggering bob.1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 8: Laestrygonians]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part II [Odyssey], page 163
Forms of staggering bob
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Questions about staggering bob
- What does staggering bob mean?
- Staggering bob means a very young calf killed for veal; meat from an animal killed when very young or otherwise unfit for eating.
- What part of speech is staggering bob?
- Staggering bob is a noun.
- What is the plural of staggering bob?
- The plural of staggering bob is staggering bobs.
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