/bob"ee/ , n. , pl. bobbies . Brit. Informal.
a policeman.
[ 1835-45; special use of Bobby, for Sir Robert Peel, who set up the Metropolitan Police system of London in 1828 ]
/bob"ee/ , n. , pl. bobbies . Brit. Informal.
a policeman.
[ 1835-45; special use of Bobby, for Sir Robert Peel, who set up the Metropolitan Police system of London in 1828 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012