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Hob
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hob
English
Etymology
From a medieval diminutive form of the given name en Robin, and separately as a French diminutive of en Robert.
Pronunciation
hŏb GenAm, en /hɑb/
hŏb RP, en /hɒb/
en EN-AU ck1 hob.ogg AU
en ɒb 1
Proper noun
en obsolete en male Robert,Robin.
en archaic A nickname for Robin Goodfellow, Puck; later the devil
en patronymics.
Derived terms
en en play hob with, en raise hob hob Hopkin Hopkins
Related terms
en Hobb
en Robb
en Rob
en Bob
Anagrams
en bho BHO BOH HBO boh
en diminutives of male given names