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The eaves of a roof.

(H) To cut, trim, crop, clip, dock, lop, shear (hair, grass, a hedge or the like). Golóba sang gúnting ang bohók sang bátà, kay nagagáway sa íya ágtang. Trim with a pair of scissors the child's hair, for it hangs down over its forehead. Golóbi siá sang íya bohók. Clip his hair. Igólob sa kógon iníng gúnting, kay nagalabáw sa balisbísan sang atóp. Use this pair of shears to cut off the cogon-grass, because it sticks out beyond the eaves of the roof. Maálam ka maggólob sang íkog sang idô? Do you know how to dock a dog's tail? Pagolóbi ang kabáyo sang íya bungáybúngay. Have the horse's mane cropped.

(H) To wish or strive to obtain, seek to attain, contend for, try hard to, endeavour, make efforts to gain an object. Nagahimúlat siá sa pagtoón túbtub nga magálam gid. He is striving to study till he becomes very learned. Ginhimulátan níya sing dakû ang pagkádto sa Amérika. He made great efforts to go to America. Himuláti ang pagkúhà sináng búnga sa sináng matáas nga sangá sang páhò. Try to get hold of that fruit on that high branch of the mango-tree. Ihimúlat akó sa pagkúhà sináng púgad sang píspis sa balisbísan sang atóp. Please get me that bird's nest from the eaves of the roof. Maghimúlat ka sa pagsunúd sa gihápon sa dálan sang katarúngan. Do your best to walk always on the road of righteousness. (see tingúhà, paninguhâ, himúg-ot, himúd-os, etc.).

Also: the border of a roof, the eaves. (see balísbísan).

(H) A gutter or channel made of wood, bamboo, galvanized iron, etc. and used for conveying water. Also used as a verb. Salolóngi ang balisbísan. Put a gutter under the eaves. Sinalolóngan ko na ang alhíbi. I have now provided the water-tank with a gutter.