HOBBLEDEHOY


Meaning of HOBBLEDEHOY in English

/hob"euhl dee hoy'/ , n.

an awkward, ungainly youth.

[ 1530-40; var. of hoberdyhoy, alliterative compound, equiv. to hoberd (var. of Roberd Robert) + -Y 2 + -hoy for BOY ( b > h for alliteration; see HOB 2 ) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .