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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A Middle English form of hobby.

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Examples

  • June 5th, 2008 10: 08 am ET obama will be our next president, yes he will be the best pr because of his new ideas and hobe sheep

    Obama to campaign in Virginia with Webb 2008

  • Roj ami shikhte cheshta korle shob kichu thik hobe.

    Archive 2009-01-01 Renee 2009

  • At the end of six days, the idol is taken for immersion in a procession amid loud chants of 'Bolo Durga mai-ki jai' (glory be to Mother Durga') and 'aashchhe bochhor abar hobe' ('it will happen again next year') and drumbeats to the river or other water body.

    Archive 2009-09-01 photographerno1 2009

  • Roj ami shikhte cheshta korle shob kichu thik hobe.

    How to be a Gori Girl, Shada Meye, Memsahib, or Farangi in India Renee 2009

  • There was also another bizarre story he'd told us about middle school - apparently he and a friend eliminated all the hard consonants from their speech for several weeks, rendering "I hope we can practice hoops after lunch" into "I hobe we gan bragdiss hoobz avder lunzhh."

    words had forked some lightning 2008

  • There was also another bizarre story he'd told us about middle school - apparently he and a friend eliminated all the hard consonants from their speech for several weeks, rendering "I hope we can practice hoops after lunch" into "I hobe we gan bragdiss hoobz avder lunzhh."

    nothing says rich like swedes 2008

  • In future I hobe thet Mr Smellbarth will refrian frog makeing wild and dangeroo statemonths.

    A Spaniard in the Works John Lennon 2000

  • In future I hobe thet Mr Smellbarth will refrian frog makeing wild and dangeroo statemonths.

    A Spaniard In The Works Lennon, John, 1940-1980 1965

  • 'It has aldways beed my -- ah -- codstant endeavour to make my boys look upod Sadstead House as a happy hobe.

    The Little Nugget 1928

  • I hobe it will last till it feelss its rottenness, like Herodt.

    A Hazard of New Fortunes — Complete William Dean Howells 1878

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