bilbo

noun — 2 senses

noun

UK /ˈbɪlbəʊ/

Etymology From Bilbao, a city in Spain.

A device for punishment. See bilboes.

Historical A kind of sword with well-tempered and flexible blade, originally produced in Bilbao.

A boy bursts in to the tent, double-edged bilbo in hand.1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin 2006, page 14:

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