English [ edit ]

hobbledehoy" William Cobbett enlisting in the army. From the Political Register of 1809. Artist James Gillray. Cartoon of a "" William Cobbett enlisting in the army. From the Political Register of 1809. Artist James Gillray.

Alternative forms [ edit ]

Alternative forms of hobbledehoy hobbarddehoy

hobbedehoy

hobbetyhoy

hobbletehoy hobdehoy

hobble-dehoy

hobble-de-hoy

Etymology [ edit ]

From Scots. Compare dialectal English hobbledygee (“(with a) limping movement”); also French hobereau (“country squire”), English hobby, and Old French hoi (“today”); the original sense may have been "an upstart of today".

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

hobbledehoy (plural hobbledehoys)

Derived terms [ edit ]

Translations [ edit ]

Scots [ edit ]

Alternative forms [ edit ]

hobbetyhoy, hobbarddehoy, hobbedehoy, hobdehoy, hobbledygee, hobereau, hobby, hoi to-day.

Noun [ edit ]

hobbledehoy (plural hobbledehoys)

An awkward adolescent boy.

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