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playing hob with

playing hob with is the present participle and gerund 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 playing hob with

What is playing hob with the present participle and gerund of?
Playing hob with is the present participle and gerund of play hob with.

Words near playing hob with in the dictionary

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

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