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Noun: bilbo (bilbos,bilboes)  'bil,bow
  1. 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
     
  2. A rapier; a sword; so named from Bilbao, in Spain

Derived forms: bilboes, bilbos

Encyclopedia: Bilbo, William