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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bilbo \Bil"bo\, n.; pl. {Bilboes}.
     1. A rapier; a sword; so named from Bilbao, in Spain. --Shak.
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     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.
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              Methought I lay
              Worse than the mutines in the bilboes. --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bilboes
       See {bilbo}

















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