Meaning of Barnaby | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A lively and fast-paced dance; (by extension) any quick and uneven movement.
   archaic, uncountable
2. A male given name from Hebrew, from the medieval vernacular form of Barnabas.

Examples

“Bounce cry⟳ the port-holes, out they fly⟳ And make⟳ the world dance⟳ Barnaby.”

“It was a regular Barnaby dance⟳; I'd never seen anyone move⟳ so quickly. Before the culprit bolted out the door into the night,”

“"Owell gave me this. Said to get⟳ it to you in a Barnaby dance⟳. 'Ere it is." His tongue scraped across his lower lip as he stared at Charity.”

“We were now doing a strange sort⟳ of Barnaby dance⟳: shuffling to and fro as I blocked his attempts to set⟳ off in pursuit.”

“This day the sun is in his chiefest height With Barnaby the Bright.”

“The name⟳ Barnaby may strike⟳ the reader as out of place⟳ in so Celtic a pedigree; but this was an anglicisation of the true name⟳, Brian Oge - - - Now, times are altered, and his anglicised descendants will probably begin⟳ to use⟳ Brian as a family name⟳ again, rejecting Barnaby as less respectable.”

“Barnaby liked his own⟳ name⟳. He was proud of its differentness and would never answer⟳ to "Barney", or any other nickname.”

“But instead of pressing the button that would have⟳ taped the play⟳ she pressed the button that activated the built-in microphone and recorded a hundred and twenty minutes of hers and Barnaby's home life, which aurally consisted of 'Want⟳ a cup of tea?' 'No thanks.'”

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