browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
more about hobbledehoy
hobbledehoy |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hobbledehoy \Hob"ble*de*hoy`\, Hobbletehoy \Hob"ble*te*hoy`\, n. [Written also {hobbetyhoy}, {hobbarddehoy}, {hobbedehoy}, {hobdehoy}.] [ Cf Prob. E. hobbledygee with a limping movement; also F. hobereau a country squire, E. hobby, and OF hoi to-day; perh. the orig. sense was an upstart of to-day.] A youth between boy and man; an awkward, gawky young fellow . [Colloq.] All the men, boys, and hobbledehoys attached to the farm. --Dickens. . From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hobbledehoy n : an awkward bad-mannered adolescent boy
more about hobbledehoy