abob

English

Etymology

From a- +‎ bob.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈbɑb/

Adverb

abob (not comparable)

  1. Afloat; bouncing on the surface of a liquid. [First attested in the early 20th century.][1]

Adjective

abob (not comparable)

  1. (predicate) Afloat; bouncing on the surface of a liquid. [First attested in the early 20th century.][1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abob”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 6.

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