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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hobnob \Hob"nob`\, adv [AS. habban to have + habban to have not ne not + habban to have See {Have}, and cf {Habnab}.] 1. Have or have not -- a familiar invitation to reciprocal drinking. --Shak. 2. At random; hit or miss. (Obs.) --Holinshed. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hobnob \Hob"nob`\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hornobbed}; p. pr & vb n. {Hornobbing}.] 1. To drink familiarly (with another). [ Written also {hob-a-nob}.] 2. To associate familiarly; to be on intimate terms. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hobnob \Hob"nob`\, n. Familiar, social intercourse. --W. Black. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hobnob v : rub elbows with "He hobnobs with the best of society" [syn: {hang out}]
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