bobbies

When Rosemary opened it, two uniformed British policemen, who were called bobbies, were standing there.

Teddy Kennedy George E. Stanley 2010

Even the bobbies from the local airport turned out to help.

Dead Road Seven « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2007

OpEdNews - Article: Storm in a provincial tea-cup as British 'bobbies' go extra-judicially ballistic over alleged 'kiddie porn'

Storm in a provincial tea-cup as British 'bobbies' go extra-judicially ballistic over alleged 'kiddie porn' 2008

The old woman had it put in the bed, and covered it with the bed-clothes, as if it was a sick person; and the 'bobbies' found it there before she had time to get it cooked for us, and, by jingo! we were all marched up to the

Six Years in the Prisons of England A Merchant - Anonymous

The "bobbies" go in pursuit, and there is a desperate mock battle, which allows of much yelling and running about, and generally causes great joy.

Peeps At Many Lands: Australia Frank Fox 1917

Miss Darner Dawson is chief of the London woman "bobbies," and M.S.

Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights Kelly Miller 1901

They are highly spoken of and declared to be very efficient, rendering service in the barrooms and looking after women in a manner that the regular "bobbies" cannot approximate.

Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights Kelly Miller 1901

~Police~: organised in 1829 by Sir Robert Peel, after whom the members of the force were called 'bobbies' and 'peelers.'

The History of London Walter Besant 1868

After innumerable hair-breadth escapes from "bobbies" and others, by agile bounds and desperate plunges among horses 'legs and carriage-wheels, they reached the scene of action not _very_ long after the engine with which they had set out.

Life in the Red Brigade London Fire Brigade 1859

Even street-boys felt that references to "bobbies," "coppers," and "slops;" questions as to how 'is' ead felt up there; who rolled 'im hout so long; whether his mother knew' e was hout; whether 'e'd sell 'em a bit of' is legs; with advice to come down off the ladder, or to go 'ome to bed -- that all these were utterly thrown away and lost upon Giles Scott.

Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished A Tale of City Arab Life and Adventure 1859