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HOBBS
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• HOBBS (noun)
The noun HOBBS has 1 sense:
1. notable English cricketer (1882-1963)
Familiarity information: HOBBS used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Notable English cricketer (1882-1963)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hobbs; John Berry Hobbs; Sir Jack Hobbs
Instance hypernyms:
cricketer (an athlete who plays cricket)
Context examples
“You arranged an affair for a lodger of mine last year,” she said—“Mr. Fairdale Hobbs.”
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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