Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
hautboy , oboe.
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- noun Archaic spelling of
hobo .
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Examples
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If thy leader wants to know how the man in street feels about his mob, then put on the outfit of a hoboe if he wants the opinion of the down trodden or nice jacket if wishes to find out the feelings of the middle strata, and always remove those intimidating epaulets and take a gander.
The Single Measure Of Public Confidence « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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Sometimes I allow they change it to 'slap-sided hoboe,' or somethin 'more fancy.
The Forfeit Ridgwell Cullum 1905
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It's me to mush up the features of any hoboe who don't know better than to grin when I'm throwin 'the hot air.
The Man in the Twilight Ridgwell Cullum 1905
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If it was Standing, or that tough hoboe feller who calls himself Bat
The Man in the Twilight Ridgwell Cullum 1905
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50 254 The tramp‥can scarcely be distinguished from the dyed-in-the wool hoboe.
Boing Boing Mark Frauenfelder 2011
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