bobber

Definitions

1. One who takes part in apple bobbing.
2. A buoyant device (frequently made of cork or hollow plastic) attached to a line so as to suspend the end of the line with the hook (and bait or lure) above the bottom.
3. A style of custom motorcycle with stripped-down bodywork and a shortened (or "bobbed") rear fender.
4. A person who rides a bobsleigh; a bobsleigher.
5. One who has a bob hairstyle.

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Examples

“Put⟳ apples in a kitchen sink⟳, a bathtub or a large shallow bucket filled with water. Each player must grab⟳ an apple with his or her teeth, using no hands. The fun of bobbing is for the bobbers to get⟳ wet⟳! So don't forget⟳ the towels.”

“Not to be outdone, another group of students formed the Bobber's Union and wore a much different hairstyle.”

“Newspaper articles from the time describe⟳ employers who refused to hire⟳ women with bobbed hair […] In Japan, a speaker at a national hairdressers' convention declared, “All bobbers are not dissolute women, but all dissolute women are bobbers.””

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