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Act of the Parliament of Great Britain
The Bubble Act 1720 (6 Geo. 1. c. 18) (also Royal Exchange and London Assurance Corporation Act 1719) was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain passed
Bubble_Act
18th-century economic speculation bubble
notorious economic bubble thus created, which ruined thousands of investors, became known as the South Sea Bubble. The Bubble Act 1720 (6 Geo. 1 c. 18)
South_Sea_Company
Legal entity incorporated through a legislative or registration process
This accelerated the inflation of the share price further, as did the Bubble Act 1720, which (possibly with the motive of protecting the South Sea Company
Corporation
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up bubble, bubbles, or bubbling in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bubble, Bubbles or The Bubble may refer to: Bubble (physics), a globule of one
Bubble
Tech stock speculative craze, c. 1995–2003
The dot-com bubble (or dot-com boom) was a stock market bubble that developed during the late 1990s and peaked on March 10, 2000. This period of market
Dot-com_bubble
English insurance company (1720–1968)
House of Commons to permit their incorporation. This was done in the Bubble Act. The new chartered company then accepted subscriptions paid on shares
Royal Exchange Assurance Corporation
Royal_Exchange_Assurance_Corporation
Array of bubbles
semi-infinite throughout. Bubble rafts assemble bubbles on a water surface, often with the help of amphiphilic soaps. These assembled bubbles act like atoms, diffusing
Bubble_raft
English insurance company (1720–1965)
Company. However, the scale of the speculation led to the passing of the Bubble Act in June 1720. This forbade the formation of joint stock companies unless
London_Assurance_Company
System that produces bubbles under water
technique is based on bubbles of air (gas) being let out under the water surface, commonly on the bottom. When the bubbles rise they act as a barrier, a curtain
Bubble_curtain
Children's television series
Bubble Guppies is an animated children's fantasy television series created by Jonny Belt and Robert Scull and developed by Belt, Scull, and Janice Burgess
Bubble_Guppies
Speculative frenzy in the UK in the 1840s about railways
Railway Mania was a stock market bubble in the railway industry of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in the 1840s. It followed a common pattern:
Railway_Mania
King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 to 1727
suppress these schemes and with the support of the company, passed the Bubble Act. With the rise in the market now halted, uncontrolled selling began in
George_I_of_Great_Britain
Economic bubble
The 2000s United States housing bubble or house price boom or 2000s housing cycle was a sharp run up and subsequent collapse of house asset prices affecting
2000s United States housing bubble
2000s_United_States_housing_bubble
Intellectual isolation through internet algorithms
A filter bubble is a state of intellectual isolation that arises when personalized searches, recommendation systems, and algorithmic curation selectively
Filter_bubble
Heating a liquid to a temperature above its boiling point without boiling
the surface tension, which suppresses the growth of bubbles. Surface tension makes the bubble act like an elastic balloon. The pressure inside is raised
Superheating
Calendar year
of the Bubble Act, the Lords Justices in Great Britain attempt to curb some of the excesses of the stock markets during the "South Sea Bubble". They dissolve
1720
This accelerated the inflation of the share price further, as did the Bubble Act 1720, which (possibly with the motive of protecting the South Sea Company
History of company law in the United Kingdom
History_of_company_law_in_the_United_Kingdom
Organization that provides services for stock brokers and traders to trade securities
wealth from the Americas were overblown. In London, Parliament passed the Bubble Act, which stated that only royally chartered companies could issue public
Stock_exchange
Sports season
The 2020 NBA Bubble was the bio-secure bubble at Walt Disney World in Bay Lake, Florida, near Orlando, that was created by the National Basketball Association
2020_NBA_Bubble
Situation in which financial assets suddenly lose a large part of their nominal value
repeal of the Bubble Act and the debate between the Currency and Banking Schools', in H. Paul, D. Coffman and N. Di Liberto (eds.), The Bubble Act: New Perspectives
Financial_crisis
1930 film
singing, dancing and acrobatic acts. The opening act is Marjorie Kane singing "My Pretty Bubble". The second act is Judy Garland and her two older sisters,
Bubbles_(film)
Engaging in risky financial transactions
government passed the Bubble Act 1720 at the height of the South Sea Bubble to try to stop speculation in such schemes. The act remained in place for
Speculation
Speculative bubble involving cryptocurrency prices
A cryptocurrency bubble is a phenomenon where the market increasingly considers the going price of cryptocurrency assets to be inflated against their hypothetical
Cryptocurrency_bubble
Type of aircraft canopy
A bubble canopy is an aircraft canopy constructed without bracing, for the purpose of providing a wider unobstructed field of view to the pilot, often
Bubble_canopy
respectively. Parliament approves the Bubble Act (formally the Royal Exchange and London Assurance Corporation Act 1719), prohibiting the formation of joint-stock
1720_in_Great_Britain
of calamine to make his brass. The company had been formed before the Bubble Act 1720, and in 1767 petitioned Parliament to change its status to incorporation
William Champion (metallurgist)
William_Champion_(metallurgist)
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
confidence in the honesty of business. Bubble Act 1720 Companies Act Limited Liability Act 1855 Joint Stock Companies Act 1856 Utopia, Limited Section 1. Mayson
Joint Stock Companies Act 1844
Joint_Stock_Companies_Act_1844
2007 mortgage crisis in the United States
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). The collapse of the 2000s United States housing bubble and high interest rates led to unprecedented
Subprime_mortgage_crisis
System of enforceable rules
Sharpe, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7656-2086-6. Harris, Ron (September 1994). "The Bubble Act: Its Passage and Its Effects on Business Organization". The Journal of
Law
2022 Japanese anime film
Bubble (Japanese: バブル, Hepburn: Baburu) is a 2022 Japanese animated post-apocalyptic film produced by Wit Studio. It was directed by Tetsurō Araki and
Bubble_(2022_film)
Government regulatory body
passed the Bubble Act which had specific regulations for securities. However the motive of this act was more to support the ‘South Sea bubble’ than protect
Securities_commission
Graphic convention in comics to show speech
Speech balloons (also speech bubbles, dialogue balloons, or word balloons) are a graphic convention used most commonly in comic books, comics, and cartoons
Speech_balloon
Financial crisis leading to economic depression in Europe and North America
the Vienna Stock Exchange crashed because it was unable to sustain the bubble of false expansion, insolvencies, and dishonest manipulations. A series
Panic_of_1873
Stock short title used in legislation
Act 1984 The Companies Act, 1973 The Companies Act, 2008 The Royal Exchange and London Assurance Corporation Act 1719 (6 Geo. 3. c. 18) or Bubble Act
Companies_Act
Worldwide economic crisis
and financial institutions, leading to the 2000s United States housing bubble. This was exacerbated by predatory lending for subprime mortgages and by
2008_financial_crisis
Fictional character from the Canadian television series Trailer Park Boys
consensus. › Bubbles is a fictional character in the Canadian television series Trailer Park Boys. The character is portrayed by Mike Smith. Bubbles is one
Bubbles_(Trailer_Park_Boys)
Body of law that governs businesses
to the forefront of commerce, although in England, to circumvent the Bubble Act 1720, investors had reverted to trading the stock of unincorporated associations
Corporate_law
Britain Act 1719 Royal Exchange and London Assurance Corporation Act 1719 (aka Bubble Act) 1715 British general election Townshend ministry 1714–1718 First
5th Parliament of Great Britain
5th_Parliament_of_Great_Britain
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
business. Companies had until recently been prohibited, as a result of the Bubble Act and the stock market panics of the early 18th century. There was still
Joint Stock Companies Act 1856
Joint_Stock_Companies_Act_1856
1893–97 financial crisis in the United States
American railroads experienced what might today be called a "stock market bubble": investors flocked to railroads, and they were greatly overbuilt. The McKinley
Panic_of_1893
German economic historian (born 1968)
Biography". www.jvoth.com. Retrieved 2024-10-20. A shackled revolution? The Bubble Act and financial regulation in eighteenth-century England : Review of Keynesian
Hans-Joachim_Voth
British civil engineer
of a scheme for a company with transferable shares in violation of the Bubble Act. Dodd decided to dispute this legal action but ultimately lost the case
Ralph_Dodd
Canadian singer (born 1975)
even his maternal grandfather thought Bublé was going to be "an opening act for somebody in Las Vegas". He stated he never learned to read and write
Michael_Bublé
Dutch bank
Amsterdam and Rotterdam. In 1720 they barely survived the bubble that led to the passage of the Bubble Act in London. Archibald and Henry invested in the Provinciale
Hope_&_Co.
Decade
of the Bubble Act, the Lords Justices in Great Britain attempt to curb some of the excesses of the stock markets during the "South Sea Bubble". They dissolve
1720s
German talent show
Darko Kordic (Singer) 9th: Thomas Lohse (Pianist) 10th: Bubble Beatz (Percussion on trash act) 11th: Daniele Domizio (Michael Jackson impersonator) 12th:
Das_Supertalent
1976 television film by Randal Kleiser
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble is a 1976 American made for television drama film inspired by the lives of David Vetter and Ted DeVita, who lacked effective
The_Boy_in_the_Plastic_Bubble
original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2018. See the Bubble Act 1725 and the Combination Act 1799 "Meet the Socialist Hoping to Lead Britain's Biggest
Trade unions in the United Kingdom
Trade_unions_in_the_United_Kingdom
Wayback Machine, published 11 October 2017, accessed 15 September 2018 See Bubble Act 1720 A Dignam and J Lowry, Company Law (5th edn OUP 2009) p. 245 [1991]
Objects_clause
1987 video game
sequel to 1986's Bubble Bobble, and the second of four arcade games in the Bubble Bobble series (followed by Bubble Symphony and Bubble Memories, but itself
Rainbow_Islands
Failed conspiracy to overthrow the British government (1721–22)
proclamation of the Pretender as James III. Events of 1720, notably the Bubble Act and the collapse of the South Sea Company, left the pro-Hanoverian Whig
Atterbury_Plot
Title in the Baronetage of Great Britain
Speck, W. A.; Kilburn, Matthew (2006). "Promoters of the South Sea Bubble (act. 1720)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford
Blunt_baronets
Billboard top songs chart
Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (also known as Bubbling Under the Hot 100) is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. The chart
Bubbling_Under_Hot_100
readers assume the short title year is the actual year of passage, e.g. the Bubble Act (6 Geo. 1. c. 18) passed in June 1720 is sometimes mistakenly cited in
Regnal years of English and British monarchs
Regnal_years_of_English_and_British_monarchs
American merchant and politician (1682–1757)
relief (which came in 1741, when it passed legislation extending the 1720 Bubble Act, which disallowed unchartered companies, to the colonies) likely abetted
Jonathan_Belcher
Physical process
boiling regime is dominated by "vapour stem bubbles" left behind after vapour departs. These bubbles act as seeds for vapor growth. Confined boiling typically
Boiling
Worldwide economic depression (1929–1939)
intervene heavily in the economy, and in 1930 he signed the Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act, which inadvertently worsened the Depression. In the 1932 presidential election
Great_Depression
Scottish poet (1686–1758)
Paul, Helen, Di Liberto, Nicholas and Coffman, D'Maris (eds.) (2023) The Bubble Act: new perspectives from passage to repeal and beyond (Palgrave Studies
Allan_Ramsay_(poet)
2025 U.S. legislation on stablecoin regulation
Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act) is a United States federal law that aims to create a comprehensive
GENIUS_Act
2005 American film
Bubble is a 2005 American crime drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh about three low-paid doll factory workers, one of whom is murdered. Soderbergh
Bubble_(2005_film)
British politician and colonial administrator (1717–1770)
downfall of William Champion for the complexities resulting from the Bubble Act. Wilstach, Paul (1929). Tidewater Virginia (1st ed.). Brooklyn, NY: Braunworth
Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt
Norborne_Berkeley,_4th_Baron_Botetourt
Bubble artist and American entertainer
Amazing Bubble Man" or "Pope of Soap", is an American entertainer, bubble artist, entrepreneur, and author who performs shows with soap bubbles to global
The_Amazing_Bubble_Man
2007–2009 international economic decline
triggering events that began with the bursting of the United States housing bubble in 2005–2012. When housing prices fell and homeowners began to abandon their
Great_Recession
Distillery in London
a case against Dodd and The London Distillery Company under the 1720 Bubble Act. This was after raising funds, assembling staff and acquiring the Old
The_London_Distillery_Company
session was held; thus the Union with Ireland Act 1800 is cited as "39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 67", meaning the 67th act passed during the session that started in
List of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1719
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_Great_Britain_from_1719
British landowner and Whig politician
business known as Onslow's Insurance or Onslow's Bubble, which secured incorporation under the Bubble Act as Royal Exchange Assurance Corporation. The Onslow
Thomas Onslow, 2nd Baron Onslow
Thomas_Onslow,_2nd_Baron_Onslow
flow of global investor funds into these securities funding the housing bubble in the US. Ratings were/are vital to "private-label" asset-backed securities—such
Credit rating agencies and the subprime crisis
Credit_rating_agencies_and_the_subprime_crisis
Season of television series
buzzers stopping the act immediately. The Golden Buzzer returned for this season, allowing each judge and the host to send one act straight to the live
Got_Talent_España_season_2
Observers and analysts have attributed the reasons for the 2001–2006 housing bubble and its 2007–10 collapse in the United States to "everyone from home buyers
Causes of the 2000s United States housing bubble
Causes_of_the_2000s_United_States_housing_bubble
Collegiate university in Durham, England
broadcast every weekday, as well as a Breakfast Show and an Evening Show. The Bubble, founded in 2010, is an online magazine based at the university covering
Durham_University
1966 American film
The Bubble is a 1966 American 3-D science fiction film in color, later re-released under the title Fantastic Invasion of Planet Earth. It was written and
The_Bubble_(1966_film)
American web portal
dot-com bubble, closing at an all-time high of $118.75/share on January 3, 2000. However, after the dot-com bubble burst, it reached a post-bubble low of
Yahoo
American singer (1990–2022)
evolved into electropop. Her first single as Nightbirde was "Girl in a Bubble", released in March 2019, along with a music video. In April 2019, she opened
Nightbirde
Australian animated web series (2023–2026)
inspired by the toy brand Zoob. Bubble (voiced by Gooseworx), Caine's AI assistant, taking the form of a soap bubble with sharp teeth. Kaufmo (voiced
The_Amazing_Digital_Circus
In contrast, joint stock companies were made illegal by the English Bubble Act 1720. Joint stock companies were considered extensive partnerships under
Corporations_(Upper_Canada)
Czech musical artist (born 2003)
Zizka - Crossroads / Czechia Eurovision 2026 / Interview in Vienna. ESC Bubble. 7 May 2026. Event occurs at 4:34. Retrieved 11 May 2026 – via YouTube.
Daniel_Žižka
noteworthy recurring segments and characters on GMA Network's gag show Bubble Gang. Ang Dating Doon (English: What Used to Be There) is a sketch that
List of Bubble Gang recurring characters and sketches
List_of_Bubble_Gang_recurring_characters_and_sketches
Pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2
Quarantine Act explained, as isolation becomes mandatory for some". CTV News. Retrieved 4 April 2021. Grimes J. "COVID Cases in Atlantic Bubble Remain Low
COVID-19_pandemic
South Korean boy band
mental health, and politics, despite being in a genre often painted as bubble gum pop". In February 2019, BTS, for the first time, were presenters at
BTS
Leader of China since 2012
to have stalled by external observers. In 2015, the Chinese stock market bubble popped, which led Xi to use state forces to fix it. China's economy has
Xi_Jinping
Financial market reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic
coronavirus-related turmoil could spark a collapse of the corporate debt bubble, sparking and worsening a recession. The Central Bank of Russia announced
2020_stock_market_crash
1992 UK financial crisis
3 billion in 2005, following documents released under the Freedom of Information Act. (Earlier estimates placed losses at a much higher range of £13–27 billion
Black_Wednesday
Rise in real estate prices since 2002
The Canadian property bubble refers to the significant rise in Canadian real estate prices between 2002 and 2022, with short periods of falling prices
Canadian_property_bubble
Era of US history from the 1870s to the late 1890s
further banned Chinese immigration through the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882; the act prohibited Chinese laborers from entering the United States, but
Gilded_Age
Law that regulates corporations formed under the Companies Act 2006
money" would not exercise as much care as they would with their own. The Bubble Act 1720's prohibition on establishing companies remained in force until 1825
United_Kingdom_company_law
Royal Exchange and London Assurance companies are incorporated by the "Bubble Act". 29 December: Haymarket Theatre opens. 1721 The Grosvenor Square development
Timeline_of_London
2026 promotional single by Ariana Grande
"The Girl in the Bubble" is a song by American singer and actress Ariana Grande from the soundtrack to the 2025 film Wicked: For Good, the second part
The_Girl_in_the_Bubble
Media streaming software
Android device from other DLNA devices. The integrated renderer makes BubbleUPnP act as a control point on a home network between a source server and the
BubbleUPnP
but the legal form of the company was a more difficult problem. By the Bubble Act 1720, all joint-stock companies above a certain number of shareholders
History of manufactured fuel gases
History_of_manufactured_fuel_gases
Welsh actor
(2023), Kandahar (2023), How Kids Roll (2024), Doctor Who episode "Dot and Bubble" (2024), and Clayface (2026). Tom Rhys Harries was born in Cardiff, Wales
Tom_Rhys_Harries
Worldwide economic recession from 1873 to 1879
collapsed the bubble in 1873. Both the Union Pacific and the Northern Pacific lines were central to the collapse. (Another railway bubble was the Railway
Long_Depression
many loopholes and shelters, along with in corporate taxes, (with a 33% "bubble rate") for tax years 1988 through 1990. Ultimately, the combination of base
History of taxation in the United States
History_of_taxation_in_the_United_States
Country in East Asia
Taiwanese fried chicken, oyster vermicelli, sanbeiji, and aiyu jelly. Bubble tea, created in Taiwan in the 1980s, has now become popular globally. In
Taiwan
Overvaluation of the East India Company stock between 1757 and 1769
The Bengal Bubble, caused by the increasing overvaluation of the East India Company stock between 1757 and 1769, led to the Great East Indian Crash, a
Bengal_Bubble_of_1769
Medical condition caused by receiving too little or too many nutrients
commodity speculators are increasing the cost of food. As the real-estate bubble in the United States was collapsing, it is said that trillions of dollars
Malnutrition
American actor and wrestler (born 1972)
Welcome Dwayne Johnson in the "Search:" field. "Tech N9ne Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2021. Peaks on the Hot
Dwayne_Johnson
Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) could not have been primary causes of the bubble/bust in residential real estate because there was a bubble of similar magnitude
Government policies and the subprime mortgage crisis
Government_policies_and_the_subprime_mortgage_crisis
Portrayal of sexual subject matter
being pornographic", Mellars says. "There's all this sexual symbolism bubbling up in that period. They were sex-mad." Conard used radiocarbon dates from
Pornography
Country in Southern and Western Europe
permanent cease of violence in 2010. The bursting of the Spanish property bubble in 2008 led to the 2008–2014 Spanish financial crisis. High levels of unemployment
Spain
Novel by Philip K. Dick
The Broken Bubble is an early mainstream novel by American science fiction writer Philip K. Dick. It was written around 1956 under the longer title The
The_Broken_Bubble
BUBBLE ACT
BUBBLE ACT
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English
English : variant of Coble.Americanized spelling of German Kobel.
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English
English : variant spelling of Busby.
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English
English : possibly a variant of Hepple, a habitational name from Hepple in Northumberland, named from Old English hēope ‘rosehip’ or hēopa ‘bramble’ + halh ‘nook’, ‘hollow’.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Precious; Gorgeous
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly a variant of Goble or Gobel.Perhaps an Americanized spelling of French Gobeil.
Surname or Lastname
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English : metonymic occupational name for a maker of buckles, from Middle English bokel ‘buckle’.Americanized spelling of German Buckel.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly northeast)
English (mainly northeast) : nickname for a meek or lowly person, from Middle English, Old French (h)umble (Latin humilis ‘lowly’, a derivative of humus ‘ground’).French (also Humblé) : from a short pet form of the personal name Humbert.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Busby.
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English (West Midlands)
English (West Midlands) : from the Norman personal name Hubald, composed of the Germanic elements hug ‘heart’, ‘mind’, ‘spirit’ + bald ‘bold’, ‘brave’.
Girl/Female
English American
From the Greek barbaros meaning foreign or strange, traveler from a foreign land. In Catholic...
Boy/Male
English American German
Abbreviation of Robert.
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English
English : variant of Humble.
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English
English : variant of Rumbold.Altered spelling of German Rumbel or Rumpel, variants of Rummel 2.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Germanic personal name, Ribald.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Kibble.Americanized spelling of German Gibel or Gibbel (see Giebel).
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English
English : from a variant of the medieval personal name Tebald, Tibalt (see Theobald).
Female
English
Pet form of English Roberta, BOBBIE means "bright fame."
Girl/Female
American, British, English
Bright Fame
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English kibble ‘cudgel’, hence a nickname for a heavy, thickset man or for a belligerent individual.Altered spelling of German Kibbel or Kübel, a metonymic occupational name for a cooper, from Middle High German kübel ‘vat’, from Latin cupella ‘drinking vessel’, ‘grain measure’. Compare Kibler.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Bugby, a Northamptonshire variant of Buckby (see Buckbee).
BUBBLE ACT
BUBBLE ACT
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Exalted; Supreme
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Describing
Girl/Female
French
Shining light.
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English
English : status name meaning ‘servant of Batte’ (see Batt).
Girl/Female
Muslim
Island japanese (Daughter of Bibi Halima Sadia who milked Muhammad (PBUH) in his child Hood)
Girl/Female
Hebrew American Czechoslovakian Spanish
From the tower.
Male
French
Variant spelling of Norman French Hamlin, HAMELIN means "tiny little home."
Girl/Female
American, Australian
Pearl
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Society Familiar and pleasant talk, happiness
Girl/Female
Arabic
Entity; Strong Existence
BUBBLE ACT
BUBBLE ACT
BUBBLE ACT
BUBBLE ACT
BUBBLE ACT
imp. & p. p.
of Bubble
a.
Of or pertaining to a rabble; like, or suited to, a rabble; disorderly; vulgar.
a.
Abounding in bubbles; bubbling.
n.
To fasten or confine with a buckle or buckles; as, to buckle a harness.
n.
Idle talk; senseless prattle; gabble; twaddle.
a.
Relating to, or containing, rubble.
n.
A globule of air, or globular vacuum, in a transparent solid; as, bubbles in window glass, or in a lens.
n.
A trinket. See Bauble.
v. t.
To plant with a dibble; to make holes in (soil) with a dibble, for planting.
v. t.
To cause to pass through a rumble, or shaking machine. See Rumble, n., 4.
n.
A small bulb; a bulblet.
n.
To run with a gurgling noise, as if forming bubbles; as, a bubbling stream.
v. i.
To wash ore in a buddle.
n.
To rise in bubbles, as liquids when boiling or agitated; to contain bubbles.
v. t.
To throw out in bubbles; to bubble.
n.
A small quantity of air or gas within a liquid body; as, bubbles rising in champagne or aerated waters.
n.
A thin film of liquid inflated with air or gas; as, a soap bubble; bubbles on the surface of a river.
n.
Anything that wants firmness or solidity; that which is more specious than real; a false show; a cheat or fraud; a delusive scheme; an empty project; a dishonest speculation; as, the South Sea bubble.
n.
Idle talk; babble.
imp. & p. p.
of Babble