Lexicographical Neighbors of Bobwig
Literary usage of Bobwig
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"BOB, (bob) ni Something that hangs so as to play loosely ; a blow ; a worm used
for a bait in angling ; a bobwig. BOBBIN, (bob'-bin) ns A small pin of wood ..."
2. New Viewpoints in American History by Arthur Meier Schlesinger (1922)
"The mean-born accepted as their meed the bobwig and plain baggy waistcoats or
even the unlovely pantaloons. The line of cleavage was unmistakable and of ..."
3. English Costume by Dion Clayton Calthrop (1906)
"THE MEN JUST a few names of wigs, and you will see how the periwig has gone into
the background, how the bobwig has superseded the campaign-wig; ..."
4. A Collection of Farces and Other Afterpieces: Which are Acted at the by Inchbald (1809)
"... in a' little bit of'a frock and bobwig, and looks like a sedate book-keeper
in the eyes of all who behold him. Jf^ild.' Upon my word, a gentleman of ..."
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