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hoblob

hoblob noun: a rustic, boorish person; yokel.

Noun

hoblob (plural hoblobs)

  1. (obsolete) a rustic, boorish person; yokel
    • […] and thence ſprouteth that obſcene appellation of Sarding ſandes, with the draffe of the carterly Hoblobs thereabouts, concoct or diſgeaſt for a ſcripture, verity, when the right chriſtendome of it, is Cerdicke ſands, or Cerdick ſhore, […]1599, [Thomas] Nashe, Nashes Lenten Stuffe, […], London: […] [Thomas Judson and Valentine Simmes] for N[icholas] L[ing] and C[uthbert] B[urby] […], →OCLC, pages 8–9

Forms of hoblob

pluralhoblobs

Origin of hoblob

From hob (“yokel”) + lob (“yokel”).

Questions about hoblob

What does hoblob mean?
Hoblob means a rustic, boorish person; yokel.
What part of speech is hoblob?
Hoblob is a noun.
What is the plural of hoblob?
The plural of hoblob is hoblobs.

Words near hoblob in the dictionary

  1. hoblet
  2. Hobley
  3. Hobleys
  4. hoblin
  5. hoblins
  6. hoblob
  7. hoblobs
  8. Hobls
  9. Hoblyn
  10. hobnail
  11. hobnail boot

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