Definition of staggering bob in English:

staggering bob

noun

Australian informal

1A very young calf.
〈澳，非正式〉初生牛犊
the merest staggering bob two days old
the time I've had with them staggering bobs–could 'ave brought in a mob of snails quicker
Example sentencesExamples
- The cow was not alone, it turned out; for at her heels came "Staggering Bob", her calf.
- Jacob had killed the pig for winter's use that week, and a fine fat calf (none of your "staggering bob," three weeks old, but something worth calling veal, more than two months in this world).
- The present fashion of feeding upon spring chickens and ducklings is like attempts to feed the nation upon staggering bobs.
- The boat returned in the evening, towing off a staggering bob, which was soon got on board and made into veal.
- A "staggering bob" is a familiar phrase among dealers, for these little wabbly creatures.
- When he thinks about 'pain to the animal' — the famished gull, the bleating sheep, the 'staggering bob', the tortured circus animal — he suffers their agonies by proxy.
1. 1.1mass noun Veal from a very young calf.
  〈澳，非正式〉初生牛犊
  the stockmen were oddly squeamish about eating staggering bob
  Example sentencesExamples
  We were compelled to live upon what the men called staggering bob.
  They consumed cowpoke, staggering bob, and doubtful 'pieces' swarming with flies.
  You're not worth staggering bob broth, with all your booklarnin' an' good looks, to say nothin' of your manners.
  The taste for very young veal has entirely gone out and Staggering Bob is no longer to be met with in such a place.
  He would as soon think of saying he liked staggering bob, as that he patronized the sweet pea-whiskey.
  She is one that never denies herself the bit of staggering bob when in season.

单词	staggering bob
释义	Definition of staggering bob in English: staggering bob noun Australian informal 1A very young calf. 〈澳，非正式〉初生牛犊 the merest staggering bob two days old the time I've had with them staggering bobs–could 'ave brought in a mob of snails quicker Example sentencesExamples The cow was not alone, it turned out; for at her heels came "Staggering Bob", her calf. Jacob had killed the pig for winter's use that week, and a fine fat calf (none of your "staggering bob," three weeks old, but something worth calling veal, more than two months in this world). The present fashion of feeding upon spring chickens and ducklings is like attempts to feed the nation upon staggering bobs. The boat returned in the evening, towing off a staggering bob, which was soon got on board and made into veal. A "staggering bob" is a familiar phrase among dealers, for these little wabbly creatures. When he thinks about 'pain to the animal' — the famished gull, the bleating sheep, the 'staggering bob', the tortured circus animal — he suffers their agonies by proxy. 1.1mass noun Veal from a very young calf. 〈澳，非正式〉初生牛犊 the stockmen were oddly squeamish about eating staggering bob Example sentencesExamples We were compelled to live upon what the men called staggering bob. They consumed cowpoke, staggering bob, and doubtful 'pieces' swarming with flies. You're not worth staggering bob broth, with all your booklarnin' an' good looks, to say nothin' of your manners. The taste for very young veal has entirely gone out and Staggering Bob is no longer to be met with in such a place. He would as soon think of saying he liked staggering bob, as that he patronized the sweet pea-whiskey. She is one that never denies herself the bit of staggering bob when in season.
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