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hobble·dehoy (häb′əl 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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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