bobbies
111bobby — [[t]bɒ̱bi[/t]] bobbies N COUNT A bobby is a British policeman, usually of the lowest rank. [BRIT, INFORMAL, OLD FASHIONED] These days, the bobby on the beat is a rare sight. Syn: cop …
112Bobby — a policeman The derivation is from the pet form of the Christian name of Sir Robert Peel, who reorganized first the Dublin police and subsequently, in 1828, those in London: The bobbies over there came across it as a matter of routine.… …
113Peel, Sir Robert — (1788–1850) A reforming British prime minister, notable above all for his repeal of the Corn Laws. Peel was born to a wealthy Lancashire cotton manufacturer, chalked up an impressive academic record at Harrow and Christchurch, studied law at… …
114bobby — noun (plural bobbies) Brit. informal, dated a police officer. Origin C19: after Sir Robert Peel, the British Prime Minister who established the Metropolitan Police …
115bobby — UK [ˈbɒbɪ] / US [ˈbɑbɪ] noun [countable] Word forms bobby : singular bobby plural bobbies British informal old fashioned a male police officer …
116bobby — ► NOUN (pl. bobbies) Brit. informal, dated ▪ a police officer. ORIGIN after Sir Robert Peel (1788 1850), the British Prime Minister who established the Metropolitan Police …
117bobby — [bäb′ē] n. pl. bobbies [after PEEL Sir Robert, nicknamed Bobby, who reorganized the London police force] [Informal, Chiefly Brit.] a British policeman …
118Robert Peel — noun British politician (1788 1850) • Syn: ↑Peel, ↑Sir Robert Peel • Instance Hypernyms: ↑politician, ↑politico, ↑pol, ↑political leader * * * Robert …
