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: a person who rides or races on a bobsled
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Field & Stream, 26 Feb. 2021
Barbie outfits are fun for their novelty value and work okay for tossing a worm-and-bobber combination 20 feet.
—John Merwin, Field & Stream, 19 Nov. 2020
The rig tumbles downriver for 10 feet, then the bobber sags beneath the surface and Kiehm rips a hookset.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2023
Last October, my brother Tom and I were having a slow day at one of our favorite trophy bluegill ponds where fish were just not responding to traditional bobber/jig/bait options that usually score well.
—Jim Gronaw, Baltimore Sun, 29 May 2022
Alternately, anglers can cast a floating line with an indicator (fly-fishing lingo for a bobber) to suspend several flies, often a balanced leech and a chironomid pattern, in the water column.
—New York Times, 27 May 2021
In summer, parents can bring their children, use a worm for bait under a bobber, and have the chance to catch scads of bluegill during the evening dusk bite in shaded coves.
—Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 May 2021
Tapwater led for most of the race but tired late, allowing Neige Blanche and Rideforthecause to battle to the wire in a head-bobber.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2021
That induced an up and down oscillating motion known as a gravity wave — akin to the ripples produced by a bobber in a pond.
—Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2021
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Noun
The rod’s high-contrast tip eliminates the need for an accessory spring bobber.
—Field & Stream, 26 Feb. 2021
Barbie outfits are fun for their novelty value and work okay for tossing a worm-and-bobber combination 20 feet.
—John Merwin, Field & Stream, 19 Nov. 2020
The rig tumbles downriver for 10 feet, then the bobber sags beneath the surface and Kiehm rips a hookset.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2023
Last October, my brother Tom and I were having a slow day at one of our favorite trophy bluegill ponds where fish were just not responding to traditional bobber/jig/bait options that usually score well.
—Jim Gronaw, Baltimore Sun, 29 May 2022
Alternately, anglers can cast a floating line with an indicator (fly-fishing lingo for a bobber) to suspend several flies, often a balanced leech and a chironomid pattern, in the water column.
—New York Times, 27 May 2021
In summer, parents can bring their children, use a worm for bait under a bobber, and have the chance to catch scads of bluegill during the evening dusk bite in shaded coves.
—Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 May 2021
Tapwater led for most of the race but tired late, allowing Neige Blanche and Rideforthecause to battle to the wire in a head-bobber.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2021
That induced an up and down oscillating motion known as a gravity wave — akin to the ripples produced by a bobber in a pond.
—Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2021
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“Bobber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bobber. Accessed 26 Mar. 2023.
Kids Definition
bobber
noun
bob·ber
ˈbäb-ər
: one that bobs
especially
: float entry 1 sense 2a
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