- 1. n. A rapier; a sword; so named from Bilbao, in Spain. Source: opted
- 2. n. A long bar or bolt of iron with sliding shackles, and a lock at the end, to confine the feet of prisoners or offenders, esp. on board of ships. Source: opted
- 3. 1. A rapier; a sword; so named from Bilbao, in Spain. Shak. 2. pl. A long bar or bolt of iron with sliding shackles, and a lock at the end, to confine the feet of prisoners or offenders, esp. on board of ships. Methought I lay Worse than the mutines in the bilboes. Shak. Source: webster
- 4. A long bar or bolt of iron with sliding shackles, and a lock atthe end, to confine the feet of prisoners or offenders, esp. on boardof ships.Methought I lay Worse than the mutines in the bilboes. Shak. Source: adambom
- 5. n. A rapier; a sword; so named from Bilbao, in Spain. n. A long bar or bolt of iron with sliding shackles, and a lock at the end, to confine the feet of prisoners or offenders, esp. on board of ships. Source: ecdict
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