Crossword clues for bobber
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bobber \Bob"ber\, n. One who, or that which, bobs.
Wiktionary
n. (context fishing English) A buoyant device (frequently made of cork) attached to a line so as to suspend the end of the line with the hook (and bait or lure) above the bottom.
WordNet
Wikipedia
Bobber may refer to:
- Bobber (fishing), a small float used in angling to suspend the lure at a predetermined depth
- Bobber (motorcycle), a motorcycle with many standard parts removed to reduce weight or to present a "clean" or minimalist aesthetic
- Bobber Caboose, rail road car with four wheels (two axle) rather than the standard eight
A bobber, originally called a 'bob-job' from the 1930s through 1990s, is a style of custom motorcycle. The typical construction includes stripping excess bodywork from a motorcycle; removing the front fender, and shortening the rear fender, which is "bobbed" (as in bob-tail), and all superfluous parts removed to reduce weight.
Usage examples of "bobber".
Somehow, Bobber was catching enough wind to drag two other boats behind her.
At first they tried to hail it, thinking it was Bobber, but then realized it was just the dinghy they had set adrift.
They took in the jib to slow the boat down, and signaled Bobber to come alongside.
All they could see of Bobber was the dim glow of her stern lamps on their starboard bow.
For an instant her thoughts strayed, and she wondered where Bobber was at that moment, out on the wild sea.
Seconds later the new minnow was in the water and the red bobber floated on the surface.
William watched it settle in a deadwood on the left bank, then turned back to the bobber waltzing ten feet behind, a damsel fly perched on its tip.
Raelene, how he had spotted her on the island, picked her up, their argument about whether he had stolen the raft, how she had tidied things up, adjusted his bobber -- He snapped back to the moment, spotting a familiar snag.
He watched the dark green and bright yellow bobber carefully, focusing on its bright yellow stripes.
And lighter than the gossamer She led the bobbers following her, Past old acquaintances, and where They made the stranger stupid stare.
Inspector bloody Charlie Resnick had been sniffing round the secondhand shop Terry rented out by Bobbers Mill.
I was almost lulled into sleep by the red-and-white plastic bobbers floating on the murky green surface of the lake.
They waded out into the warm shallow water, beyond the shrieks of the bobbers and dunkers, avoided the little paddle-bicycles, the flotilla of water wings, and still were only waist deep.
And lighter than the gossamer She led the bobbers following her, Past old acquaintances, and where They made the stranger stupid stare.
I was almost lulled into sleep by the red-and-white plastic bobbers floating on the murky green surface of the lake.