Vocabulary : Hobiler to Hoboy
Hobiler : A light horseman. See 2d Hobbler.Hobit : A small mortar on a gun carriage, in use before the howitzer.
Hobnail : A short, sharp-pointed, large-headed nail, -- used in shoeing houses and for studding the soles of heavy shoes. ;; A clownish person; a rustic. ;; To tread down roughly, as with hobnailed shoes.
Hobnailed : See with hobnails, as a shoe.
Hobnob : Have or have not; -- a familiar invitation to reciprocal drinking. ;; At random; hit or miss. (Obs.) ;; To drink familiarly (with another). ;; To associate familiarly; to be on intimate terms. ;; Familiar, social intercourse.
