n. (Zool.) The male ferret. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. [ Orig. an abbrev. of Robin, Robert; Robin Goodfellow a celebrated fairy, or domestic spirit. Cf. Hobgoblin, and see Robin. ]
From elves, hobs, and fairies, . . .
Defend us, good Heaven ! Beau. & FL. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Prob. akin to hump. Cf. Hub. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The philosophical system of
n. One who accepts the doctrines of
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v. i.
The friar was hobbling the same way too. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
The hobbling versification, the mean diction. Jeffreys. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
n. (Bot.) A low bush (Viburnum lantanoides) having long, straggling branches and handsome flowers. It is found in the Northern United States. Called also