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adverb

Hobnob adv.

Have or have not; a familiar invitation to reciprocal drinking.

At random; hit or miss. (Obs.)

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Etymology of 'Hobnob'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Hobnob" Quotes from Famous Books

... says he, "one expects the unexpected. Only we need not worry about his wanting to become the acting head of your department. To-morrow or next week he is quite likely to be off again, bound for some remote corner of the earth, to hobnob with the native rulers thereof, participate in their games of chance, and invent a new punch especially suitable ...

— Torchy, Private Sec. • Sewell Ford

... were too far apart, figuratively speaking, to come to blows. Truth to say, their aims were after all not so far apart. They played to one another's lead. Many a time have I seen Keitt, of South Carolina, and Burlingame, of Massachusetts, hobnob in the liveliest manner and ...

— Marse Henry, Complete - An Autobiography • Henry Watterson

Words linked to "Hobnob" : socialise