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HobEnglish (en) · Unnumbered etymologySource text
From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robin, and separately as a French diminutive of Robert.
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Related to hub, but the ultimate origin of both words is obscure.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗hobEnglish (en) · Etymology 2Source text
From Middle English Hob (a diminutive of Robin, an Old French [Term?] diminutive of Robert), through its connection with Robin Goodfellow and (later) the devil. Compare hobgoblin; see robin.
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Chambers (1908)
1908- HobEnglish · e-38538-4277
Hob, hob, n. the projecting nave of a wheel: a projection on the side of a fireplace, on which anything may be laid to keep hot: a game in which coins are placed on the end of a short stick at which stones are thrown, th
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Hob, hob, n. a clownish fellow: a rustic: a fairy.—n. Hob′binoll, a rustic.—adj. Hob′bish, clownish.—n. Hobgob′lin, a mischievous fairy: a frightful apparition.—Play hob, to make confusion. [A corr. of Rob for Robin, Rob
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