bobby
A policeman.
“Ask the bobby on point duty — he’ll set you right.”
❦ Note: Nickname for Sir Robert Peel, founder of the Metropolitan Police in 1829; ‘peeler’ was its twin.
A policeman.
“Ask the bobby on point duty — he’ll set you right.”
❦ Note: Nickname for Sir Robert Peel, founder of the Metropolitan Police in 1829; ‘peeler’ was its twin.