Hobnob

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hobnob \Hob"nob`\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hornobbed}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Hornobbing}.]
     1. To drink familiarly (with another). [ Written also
        {hob-a-nob}.]
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     2. To associate familiarly; to be on intimate terms; as, to
        hobnob with the political elite.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hobnob \Hob"nob`\, n.
     Familiar, social intercourse. --W. Black.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hobnob \Hob"nob`\, adv. [AS. habban to have + habban to have
     not; ne not + habban to have. See {Have}, and cf. {Habnab}.]
     1. Have or have not; -- a familiar invitation to reciprocal
        drinking. --Shak.
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     2. At random; hit or miss. (Obs.) --Holinshed.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hobnob
       v : rub elbows with; "He hobnobs with the best of society"
       [also: {hobnobbing}, {hobnobbed}]