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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1798

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†HOBBLE, n.² A clown, a rustic.Edb. 1798 D. Crawford Poems 121:
Altho' they are no worth a boddle, They'll mind you o' a Loudon hobble.

[A borrowing from Eng. dial. hobbil, E.M.E. hoball, fool, idiot. Cf. Hob, a rustic, a pet form of Robin.]

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