Vocabulary : Hob to Hobbled

Hob : The hub of a wheel. See Hub. ;; The flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate, where things are put to be kept warm. ;; A threaded and fluted hardened steel cutter, resembling a tap, used in a lathe for forming the teeth of screw chasers, worm wheels, etc. ;; A fairy; a sprite; an elf. ;; A countryman; a rustic; a clown. ;; A peg, pin, or mark used as a target in some games, as an iron pin in quoits; also, a game in which such a target is used. ;; The male ferret.
Hobandnob : Same as Hobnob.
Hobanob : Alt. of Hobandnob
Hobbies : of Hobby
Hobbism : The philosophical system of Thomas Hobbes, an English materialist (1588-1679); esp., his political theory that the most perfect form of civil government is an absolute monarchy with despotic control over everything relating to law, morals, and religion.

Hobbist : One who accepts the doctrines of Thomas Hobbes.
Hobble : To walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; to walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches. ;; To move roughly or irregularly; -- said of style in writing. ;; To fetter by tying the legs; to hopple; to clog. ;; To perplex; to embarrass. ;; An unequal gait; a limp; a halt; as, he has a hobble in his gait. ;; Same as Hopple. ;; Difficulty; perplexity; embarrassment.
Hobble skirt : A woman's skirt so scant at the bottom as to restrain freedom of movement after the fashion of a hobble.
Hobblebush : A low bush (Viburnum lantanoides) having long, straggling branches and handsome flowers. It is found in the Northern United States. Called also shinhopple.
Hobbled : of Hobble

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