"bob" meaning in Scots

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Noun

Forms: bobs [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English bobbe (“cluster of fruit; spray of leaves”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|bobbe||cluster of fruit; spray of leaves}} Middle English bobbe (“cluster of fruit; spray of leaves”), {{sup|1}} ¹ Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|bobs|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} bob (plural bobs), {{sco-noun}} bob (plural bobs)
  1. a bunch, a cluster (of things)
    Sense id: en-bob-sco-noun-FyoUaulR
  2. (obsolete) a nosegay, bunch of flowers Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-bob-sco-noun-NojxZqsK
  3. a knot; a bunch of ribbon
    Sense id: en-bob-sco-noun-jwsnwrxG
  4. a patch of rich grass
    Sense id: en-bob-sco-noun-pwQQcTep
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: bobs [plural]
Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly onomatopoeic expressing quick movement, but compare English bob, above. Etymology templates: {{unc|sco}} Uncertain, {{onomatopoeic|sco|nocap=1}} onomatopoeic, {{sup|2}} ², {{cog|en|bob#Etymology 1}} English bob Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|bobs|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} bob (plural bobs), {{sco-noun}} bob (plural bobs)
  1. a dance
    Sense id: en-bob-sco-noun-wClQmdeK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: bobs [plural]
Etymology: Unknown. Possibly from Middle English bobben (“to strike”) or Old French bober, baubir (“to mock, deride”). Etymology templates: {{unk|sco}} Unknown, {{inh|sco|enm|bobben|t=to strike}} Middle English bobben (“to strike”), {{bor|sco|fro|bober}} Old French bober, {{m|fro|baubir||to mock, deride}} baubir (“to mock, deride”), {{sup|3}} ³ Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|bobs|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} bob (plural bobs), {{sco-noun}} bob (plural bobs)
  1. a target, a mark to aim at
    Sense id: en-bob-sco-noun-tm8EQ6uL
  2. a taunt
    Sense id: en-bob-sco-noun-c7vZELed
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

Forms: bobs [present, singular, third-person], bobbin [participle, present], bobbit [past], bobbit [participle, past]
Etymology: From Middle English bobbe (“cluster of fruit; spray of leaves”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|bobbe||cluster of fruit; spray of leaves}} Middle English bobbe (“cluster of fruit; spray of leaves”), {{sup|1}} ¹ Head templates: {{head|sco|verbs|third-person singular simple present|bobs|present participle|bobbin|simple past|bobbit|past participle|bobbit|head=}} bob (third-person singular simple present bobs, present participle bobbin, simple past bobbit, past participle bobbit), {{sco-verb|bobs|bobbin|bobbit}} bob (third-person singular simple present bobs, present participle bobbin, simple past bobbit, past participle bobbit)
  1. (of grass) to grow richly in patches
    Sense id: en-bob-sco-verb-eUvUKNUH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: bobs [present, singular, third-person], bobbin [participle, present], bobbit [past], bobbit [participle, past]
Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly onomatopoeic expressing quick movement, but compare English bob, above. Etymology templates: {{unc|sco}} Uncertain, {{onomatopoeic|sco|nocap=1}} onomatopoeic, {{sup|2}} ², {{cog|en|bob#Etymology 1}} English bob Head templates: {{head|sco|verbs|third-person singular simple present|bobs|present participle|bobbin|simple past|bobbit|past participle|bobbit|head=}} bob (third-person singular simple present bobs, present participle bobbin, simple past bobbit, past participle bobbit), {{sco-verb|bobs|bobbin|bobbit}} bob (third-person singular simple present bobs, present participle bobbin, simple past bobbit, past participle bobbit)
  1. to dance with up-and-down movement Synonyms: bab#Etymology 1
    Sense id: en-bob-sco-verb-~Ke7m9e9 Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header, Scots onomatopoeias Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 12 9 7 1 4 11 6 7 43 Disambiguation of Scots onomatopoeias: 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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