Hobbyhorse () A stick, often with the head or figure of a horse, on which boys make believe to ride.

Hobbyhorse () A subject or plan upon which one is constantly setting off; a favorite and ever-recurring theme of discourse, thought, or effort; that which occupies one's attention unduly, or to the weariness of others; a ruling passion.

Hobbyhorsical () Pertaining to, or having, a hobby or whim; eccentric; whimsical.

Hobgoblin () A frightful goblin; an imp; a bugaboo; also, a name formerly given to the household spirit, Robin Goodfellow.

Hobiler () A light horseman. See 2d Hobbler.

Hobit () A small mortar on a gun carriage, in use before the howitzer.

Hobnail () A short, sharp-pointed, large-headed nail, -- used in shoeing houses and for studding the soles of heavy shoes.

Hobnail () A clownish person; a rustic.

Hobnail () To tread down roughly, as with hobnailed shoes.

Hobnailed () See with hobnails, as a shoe.

Hobnob () Have or have not; -- a familiar invitation to reciprocal drinking.

Hobnob () At random; hit or miss. (Obs.)

Hornobbed () of Hobnob

Hornobbing () of Hobnob

Hobnob () To drink familiarly (with another).

Hobnob () To associate familiarly; to be on intimate terms.

Hobnob () Familiar, social intercourse.

Hobornob () See Hobnob.

Hoboy () A hautboy or oboe.

Hobson's choice () A choice without an alternative; the thing offered or nothing.

Hocco () The crested curassow; -- called also royal pheasant. See Curassow.

Hochepot () Hotchpot.

Hock () A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still. The name is also given indiscriminately to all Rhenish wines.

Hock () Alt. of Hough

Hough () The joint in the hind limb of quadrupeds between the leg and shank, or tibia and tarsus, and corresponding to the ankle in man.

Hough () A piece cut by butchers, esp. in pork, from either the front or hind leg, just above the foot.

Hough () The popliteal space; the ham.

Hock () To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough.

Hockamore () A Rhenish wine. [Obs.] See Hock.

Hockday () A holiday commemorating the expulsion of the Danes, formerly observed on the second Tuesday after Easter; -- called also hocktide.

Hockey () A game in which two parties of players, armed with sticks curved or hooked at the end, attempt to drive any small object (as a ball or a bit of wood) toward opposite goals.

Hockey () The stick used by the players.

Hockherb () The mallow.

Hockled () of Hockle

Hockling () of Hockle

Hockle () To hamstring; to hock; to hough.

Hockle () To mow, as stubble.

Hocus () To deceive or cheat.

Hocus () To adulterate; to drug; as, liquor is said to be hocused for the purpose of stupefying the drinker.

Hocus () To stupefy with drugged liquor.

Hocus () One who cheats or deceives.

Hocus () Drugged liquor.

Hocuspocus () A term used by jugglers in pretended incantations.

Hocuspocus () A juggler or trickster.

Hocuspocus () A juggler's trick; a cheat; nonsense.

Hocuspocus () To cheat.

Hod () A kind of wooden tray with a handle, borne on the shoulder, for carrying mortar, brick, etc.

Hod () A utensil for holding coal; a coal scuttle.

Hoddengray () Applied to coarse cloth made of undyed wool, formerly worn by Scotch peasants.

Hoddy () See Dun crow, under Dun, a.

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