Bilbo \Bil"bo\, n.; pl. {Bilboes}.
1. A rapier; a sword; so named from Bilbao, in Spain. --Shak.
2. pl. A long bar or bolt of iron with sliding shackles, and
a lock at the end, to confine the feet of prisoners or
offenders, esp. on board of ships.
Methought I lay Worse than the mutines in the
bilboes. --Shak.
bilboes
See {bilbo}