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played hob with

played hob with is the simple past and past participle of play hob with.

Meaning of play hob with

Verb

play hob with (third-person singular simple present plays hob with, present participle playing hob with, simple past and past participle played hob with)

  1. (UK, dated, idiomatic, rustic US) mess with, cause trouble for
    • They say it's playing hob with the fellers in these here parts.1838 June 2, Mirror, N.Y, 387/1
    Synonyms:
    mess with, play the devil

Questions about played hob with

What is played hob with the simple past and past participle of?
Played hob with is the simple past and past participle of play hob with.

Words near played hob with in the dictionary

  1. played God
  2. played gooseberry
  3. played hardball
  4. played havoc
  5. played hell with
  6. played hob with
  7. played hooky
  8. played host to
  9. played house
  10. played in
  11. played in Peoria

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