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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—B

Bilbo

A rapier or sword. So called from Bilba'o, in Spain, once famous for its finely-tempered blades. Falstaff says to Ford:

“I suffered the pangs of three several deaths; first, an intolerable fright, to be detected ... next, to be compassed, like a good bilbo ... hilt to point, heel to head; and then ...” —Merry wives iii: 5.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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