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Definition of bum-bailiff in English: bum-bailiffnoun derogatory, historical A bailiff empowered to collect debts or arrest debtors for non-payment. 〈史，贬〉（有权收债或逮捕不还债的负债人的）法警 a confounded pettifogging bum-bailiff Example sentencesExamples - The drum and fife by day, and the jolly carouse at the lodge at night, will be too much for you; but the Presbyterians whose fathers were United Irishmen, would prefer twenty acres of free land to the whole clanjaffray of kings, Parliaments, and bum-bailiffs.
- Up to the time that a post office was established on January 1, 1806, it was known as Bumbridge because the bum-bailiff fell through the bridge while attempting to arrest a person.
- Practically what was really required was a sort of glorified bum-bailiff, with the necessary assistance, the bum-bailiff holding a position similar to that of a magistrate.
- They are also often called bum-bailiffs or, shortly, ‘bums’.
- They will do what the law commands, but they will not volunteer to act as tip-staves of bum-bailiffs.
OriginEarly 17th century: from bum2, so named because of the association of an approach from behind. Definition of bum-bailiff in US English: bum-bailiffnounˈbəmˌbālif historical, derogatory A bailiff empowered to collect debts or arrest debtors for nonpayment. 〈史，贬〉（有权收债或逮捕不还债的负债人的）法警 a confounded pettifogging bum-bailiff Example sentencesExamples - They are also often called bum-bailiffs or, shortly, ‘bums’.
- They will do what the law commands, but they will not volunteer to act as tip-staves of bum-bailiffs.
- Practically what was really required was a sort of glorified bum-bailiff, with the necessary assistance, the bum-bailiff holding a position similar to that of a magistrate.
- Up to the time that a post office was established on January 1, 1806, it was known as Bumbridge because the bum-bailiff fell through the bridge while attempting to arrest a person.
- The drum and fife by day, and the jolly carouse at the lodge at night, will be too much for you; but the Presbyterians whose fathers were United Irishmen, would prefer twenty acres of free land to the whole clanjaffray of kings, Parliaments, and bum-bailiffs.
OriginEarly 17th century: from bum, so named because of the association of an approach from behind. |