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hobbledehoy Definition

hobble·dehoy (häbəl dē ho̵i′)

noun

a boy or adolescent youth, esp. one who is awkward and gawky

Etymology: earlier hoberdihoye, hobbedihoy, prob. based on hob with cross assoc. < hobble, hobby

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