HOB Hob, n Etym: [Orig. an abbrev. of Robin, Robert; Robin Goodfellow a celebrated fairy, or domestic spirit. Cf. Hobgoblin, and see Robin. ]
1. A fairy; a sprite; an elf. [Obs.] From elves, hobs, and fairies, . . . Defend us, good Heaven ! Beau. & FL.
2. A countryman; a rustic; a clown. [Obs.] Nares.
HOBANOB; HOBANDNOB
Hob"a*nob`, Hob"and*nob`, v. i.
Defn: Same as Hobnob. Tennyson.
HOBBISM
Hob"bism, n.
Defn: The philosophical system of Thomas Hobbes, an English materialist (
HOBBIST
Hob"bist, n.
Defn: One who accepts the doctrines of Thomas Hobbes.
HOBBLE
Hob"ble, n. i. [imp. & p. p. Hobbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Hobbling.]
Etym: [OE. hobelen, hoblen, freq. of hoppen to hop; akin to D.
hobbelen, hoblen, hoppeln. See Hop to jump, and cf. Hopple ]