† Hobbididancen.

Forms: Also Hoberdidance.

Etymology: The first element seems to be Hobby or Hobert , perhaps in same sense as Hob n.¹ 2 (compare hob-lantern n. at Hob n.¹ Compounds), but perhaps associated with hobby-horse n. 2; the rest seems to be French de danse ‘of the dance’ sc. morris.

Obsolete.

The name of a malevolent sprite or fiend, one of those introduced in the morris-dance.

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the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun] > imp, goblin, or hobgoblin > as unique being

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1603 S. Harsnett Declar. Popish Impostures x. 49 Frateretto, Fliberdigibbet, Hoberdidance, Tocobatto were foure deuils of the round, or Morrice.

1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear xv. 57 Fiue fiends haue beene in poore Tom at once, Of lust, as Obidicut, Hobbididence Prince of dumbnes..Stiberdigebit of Mobing, & Mobing.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	hobbididance
释义	† Hobbididancen. Forms: Also Hoberdidance. Etymology: The first element seems to be Hobby or Hobert , perhaps in same sense as Hob n.¹ 2 (compare hob-lantern n. at Hob n.¹ Compounds), but perhaps associated with hobby-horse n. 2; the rest seems to be French de danse ‘of the dance’ sc. morris. Obsolete. The name of a malevolent sprite or fiend, one of those introduced in the morris-dance. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun] > imp, goblin, or hobgoblin > as unique being Robin Goodfellow1528 puck1600 flibbertigibbet1603 Hobbididance1603 puckling1634 ponk1755 1603 S. Harsnett Declar. Popish Impostures x. 49 Frateretto, Fliberdigibbet, Hoberdidance, Tocobatto were foure deuils of the round, or Morrice. 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear xv. 57 Fiue fiends haue beene in poore Tom at once, Of lust, as Obidicut, Hobbididence Prince of dumbnes..Stiberdigebit of Mobing, & Mobing. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1603
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