Definition of Captain bob

1. Noun. United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946).


Lexicographical Neighbors of Captain Bob

Caps Lock
Caps Locks
Capsella
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Capsian
Capsicum annuum cerasiforme
Capsicum annuum conoides
Capsicum annuum grossum
Capsicum annuum longum
Capsicum baccatum
Capsicum frutescens
Capsicum frutescens baccatum
Capsidae
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Captain Bligh
Captain Bob
Captain Cook
Captain Hicks
Captain Hook
Captain Horatio Hornblower
Captain James Cook
Captain John Smith
Captain Kidd
Captain Kirk
Captain Obvious
Captain Planet
Captain Swing
Captain of Man's Salvation
Capuchin
Capuchins

Literary usage of Captain bob

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Chief Elizabethan Dramatists, Excluding Shakespeare by William Allan Neilson (1911)
"Oh ay, excellent. К. Know. He is melancholy too. tt'tl. captain bob. ... To the sword 1 To the rapier, captain. Bob. Without any impeach o' the earth : [IM ..."

2. The Dramatic Works of David Garrick: To which is Prefixed a Life of the Author by David Garrick (1798)
"'Save you, sir; 'save you, captain. Bob. Gentle master Matthew! is it you. sir? ... Vouchsafe me by whom', good captain. Bob. Marry, by young Well-bred, ..."

3. Catalogue of the Circulating Department: And a Portion of the Books ...by Free Public Library (Worcester, Mass.) by Free Public Library (Worcester, Mass.) (1884)
"... Cruises with captain bob on sea and land ; by BP Shillaber. 19371 Cruising. Alden, \f. L. The'canoe, and the flying proa; or. ..."

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