Bilboes

/ˈbɪlboʊz/ noun

Definition

Plural of bilbo; a form of shackles or leg irons, or swords from the Bilbao region.

Etymology

From 'bilbo,' derived from Bilbao, Spain. 'Bilboes' as shackles may refer to the metal restraints' connection to fine Spanish metalwork, or it's an unrelated etymology from a different source.

Kelly Says

The term 'bilboes' for shackles is fascinating—it might reference fine metalwork from Bilbao applied to darker purposes, showing how a word can take on different meanings based on the material it describes.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ብልቦስ
bil-bo-s
ARالعربية
أربطة
ar-bat-ta
BNবাংলা
বিলবোস
bil-bo-s
CACatalà
bilboes
bil-bo-es
CSČeština
bilboes
bil-bo-es
DADansk
bilboes
bil-bo-es
DEDeutsch
Bilboesen
bil-bo-e-sen
ELΕλληνικά
μπιλμποέζ
mpil-bo-ez
ESEspañol
bilboes
bil-bo-es
FAفارسی
بیلبو
bil-bo
FISuomi
bilboes
bil-bo-es
FRFrançais
bilboes
bil-bo-e
GUGU
બિલબોસ
bil-bo-s
HAHA
bilboes
bil-bo-es
HEעברית
בילבוס
bil-bo-s
HIहिन्दी
बिलबोस
bil-bo-s
HUMagyar
bilboes
bil-bo-es
IDBahasa Indonesia
bilboes
bil-bo-es
IGIG
bilboes
bil-bo-es
ITItaliano
bilboes
bil-bo-e
JA日本語
ビボルボエズ
bi-bo-bo-e-zu
KKKK
билбос
bil-bo-s
KMKM
ប៊ីលប៊ូ
bi-l-bo-u
KO한국어
빌보에즈
bil-bo-e-jeu
MRMR
बिलबोस
bil-bo-s
MSBahasa Melayu
bilboes
bil-bo-es
MYမြန်မာ
ဘီလ်ဘိုး
bi-l-bo-e
NLNederlands
bilboes
bil-bo-es
NONorsk
bilboes
bil-bo-es
PAPA
ਬਿਲਬੋਸ
bil-bo-s
PLPolski
bilboes
bil-bo-es
PTPortuguês
bilboes
bil-bo-es
RORomână
bilboes
bil-bo-es
RUРусский
бильбоэсы
bil-bo-es-y
SVSvenska
bilboes
bil-bo-es
SWKiswahili
bilboes
bil-bo-es
TAதமிழ்
பில்போஸ்
pil-bo-s
TEతెలుగు
బిల్బోస్
bil-bo-s
THไทย
บิลโบเอส
bil-bo-es
TLTL
bilboes
bil-bo-es
TRTürkçe
bilboes
bil-bo-es
UKУкраїнська
більбоеси
bil-bo-es-y
URاردو
بلبوہ
bil-bo-h
VITiếng Việt
bilboes
bil-bo-ez
YOYO
bilboes
bil-bo-es
ZH中文
船枷
chuánjiā
ZUZU
bilboes
bil-bo-es

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