the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A nickname for a British policeman; -- from Sir Robert Peel, who remodeled the police force. See peeler.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A policeman: a nickname first given to the members of the police force established under Sir Robert Peel's act (passed in 1829) for improving the police in and near London.
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n. an informal term for a British policeman
Word Usage
"NEWTON (voice-over): This is what we call the bobby cam, from the drunken brawl that's broken up to all the arrests that follow."