单词 | hob-nobbing |
释义 | > as lemmasˌhob-ˈnobbing ˌhob-ˈnobbing n. ΘΠ the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > [noun] > drinking intoxicating liquor > drinking to each other or toasting pledging1538 skolinga1599 wassail1598 healthing1628 propination1656 hob or nob1756 hob-nobbing1795 hob-noba1814 the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > homeliness or familiarity > familiar intercourse hob-nobbing1795 1795 J. Wolcot Sorrows Sunday in Wks. (1812) III. 370 May have her tea and rolls and hob and nobbing. 1812 Examiner 25 May 328/2 The joyous hobbing-a-nob of the lovers. 1830 Westm. Rev. 13 147 A little pleasant hobbing and nobbing. 1853 W. Jerdan Autobiogr. IV. xiii. 232 The toast was drunk with acclamation, and then followed hob-nobbing. 1865 G. Meredith Rhoda Fleming II. xi. 218 The honour of hob-anobbing with a gentleman. < as lemmas |
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