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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Bobby

/bäb'-ē/ · Bob·by · IPA /ˈbɑbi/
01 n. A nickname for a British policeman; -- from Sir Robert Peel, who remodeled the police force. See Peeler.
  1. 1.
    A nickname for a British policeman; -- from Sir Robert Peel, who remodeled the police force. See Peeler.[Slang, Eng.] See: Peeler