hobnobbed

Variant of hobnob

hobnob definition

hob·nob (häb′näb′)

adverb

Now Rare at random

Etymology: earlier habnab, lit., to have and not have < ME habben, to have + nabben (< ne habben), not to have, esp. with reference to alternation in drinking

intransitive verb hobnobbed -·nobbed′, hobnobbing -·nob′·bing

  1. Now Rare to drink together
  2. to be on close terms (with someone); associate in a familiar way

noun

Now Rare a friendly chat

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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