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
ARالعربية
أربطة
ar-bat-ta
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
FISuomi
bilboes
bil-bo-es
FRFrançais
bilboes
bil-bo-e
HUMagyar
bilboes
bil-bo-es
IDBahasa Indonesia
bilboes
bil-bo-es
ITItaliano
bilboes
bil-bo-e
JA日本語
ビボルボエズ
bi-bo-bo-e-zu
MSBahasa Melayu
bilboes
bil-bo-es
MYမြန်မာ
ဘီလ်ဘိုး
bi-l-bo-e
NLNederlands
bilboes
bil-bo-es
NONorsk
bilboes
bil-bo-es
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
TRTürkçe
bilboes
bil-bo-es
UKУкраїнська
більбоеси
bil-bo-es-y
VITiếng Việt
bilboes
bil-bo-ez