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bobby

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bob⋅by

  [bob-ee]
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–noun, plural -bies. British Informal.
a policeman.
Origin:
1835–45; special use of Bobby, for Sir Robert Peel, who set up the Metropolitan Police system of London in 1828

Bob⋅by

  [bob-ee]
–noun
1. a male given name, form of Robert.
2. a female given name.
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bob·by   (bŏb'ē)   
n.   pl. bob·bies Chiefly British
A police officer.

[After Sir Robert Peel, home secretary of England when the Metropolitan Police Force was created in 1829.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

bobby 
"London policeman," 1844, from Mr. (later Sir) Robert Peel (1788-1850), Home Secretary who introduced the new Police Act in 1828.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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