bob2
n.
- a short hairstyle that hangs evenly all round.
- a weight on a pendulum, plumb line, or kite tail.
- a bobsleigh.
- a short line at or towards the end of a stanza.
v.
(bobs, bobbing, bobbed)
- cut (hair) in a bob.
- ride on a bobsleigh.
Etymology
ME (denoting a bunch or cluster): of unknown origin.
bob4
n.
a change of order in bell-ringing.
Etymology
C17: perh. connected with bob1.