What is to cause to move in a short, jerking manner; to move (a thing) with a bob. "He bobbed his head." W. Irving called?
bob — To cause to move in a short, jerking manner; to move (a thing) with a bob. "He bobbed his head." W. Irving. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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