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单词 bobby
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bobby

[ bob-ee ]
/ ˈbɒb i /
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noun, plural bob·bies.British Informal.

a policeman.

Origin of bobby

1835–45; special use of Bobby, for Sir Robert Peel, who set up the Metropolitan Police system of London in 1828

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Definition for bobby (2 of 2)

Bobby
[ bob-ee ]
/ ˈbɒb i /

noun

a male given name, form of Robert.
a female given name.
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British Dictionary definitions for bobby

bobby
/ (ˈbɒbɪ) /

noun plural -bies

informal a British policeman

Word Origin for bobby

C19: from Bobby after Sir Robert Peel, who, as Home Secretary, set up the Metropolitan Police Force in 1828
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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