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bilboes

/ˈbɪlbəʊz/

Meanings
  • A large, flat, circular or rectangular stone or block, often with grooves or holes, used for various purposes such as grinding, pressing, or supporting.

    - "He used a bilboes to grind his wheat."
    - "The workers pressed the grapes between two bilboes."
    - "The stone bilboes were used to support the arches of the bridge."

Rhymes
Words rhyming with bilboes
bellowes , mellowes , yellowes , molasses , gossamer , amaryllis , carolina , pansy , daisy , sunflower , tulip , narcissus
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,
  1. bilboes () : large flat stone or block

  2. bilboes () : an imaginary creature from J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, notable for living in burrows and having a round, hobbit-like face.


Variants
List of all variants of bilboes that leads to same result
bilbo , bilboa , bilboas , bilboes , bilbos , bilbao glass
Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

From Old English word 'bilifodan', which means 'flat-footed stone'. Over time, the term 'bilboes' came to be used more broadly to refer to any large, flat stone or block, regardless of its specific use or origin.


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