{ Hob"a*nob` (?), Hob"and*nob`, } v. i. Same as Hobnob. Tennyson.
Hob"bism (?), n. The philosophical system of Thomas Hobbes, an English
materialist (1588-1679); esp., his political theory that the most
perfect form of civil government is an absolute monarchy with despotic
control over everything relating to law, morals, and religion.
Hob"bist (?), n. One who accepts the doctrines of Thomas Hobbes.
Hob"ble (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hobbled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Hobbling
(?).] [OE. hobelen, hoblen, freq. of hoppen to hop; akin to D.
hobbelen, hoblen, hoppeln. See Hop to jump, and cf. Hopple ] 1. To walk
lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; to walk with a hitch or hop, or with
crutches.
The friar was hobbling the same way too.
Dryden.