Definitions

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  • proper noun A patronymic surname.

Etymologies

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From a medieval double diminutive form of the given name Robert + the patronymic suffix -s.

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Examples

  • Hobbins hasn't "revealed" to us his "personal convictions" about... errr... the sun thing that has been discussed.

    The Inerrancy of Ecclesiastes 9:2-6 James F. McGrath 2010

  • I can't believe the difference between this interpretation, and the older ones Hobbins references.

    Linguistics and the Dating of Texts James F. McGrath 2010

  • An illustrated collection of Eliza Makepeaces fairy tales was published by the London press Hobbins and Co. in August 1913.

    The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009

  • Mr. Hobbins had opened by paying Eliza a compliment regarding her stories.

    The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009

  • Mr. Hobbins had opened by paying Eliza a compliment regarding her stories.

    The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009

  • An illustrated collection of Eliza Makepeaces fairy tales was published by the London press Hobbins and Co. in August 1913.

    The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009

  • Mr. Hobbins had opened by paying Eliza a compliment regarding her stories.

    The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009

  • An illustrated collection of Eliza Makepeaces fairy tales was published by the London press Hobbins and Co. in August 1913.

    The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009

  • An illustrated collection of Eliza Makepeaces fairy tales was published by the London press Hobbins and Co. in August 1913.

    The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009

  • Mr. Hobbins had opened by paying Eliza a compliment regarding her stories.

    The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009

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