What does hob-and-nob mean?
Hob-and-nob means Archaic form of hobnob (“drink together”)..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
Archaic form of hobnob (“drink together”)..
[…] he would have liked to hob and nob with celebrated pickpockets, or drink a pot of ale with a company of burglars and cracksmen, had chance afforded him an opportunity of making the acquaintance of this class of society.
To discover […] how the honest poor are compelled to hob-and-nob with the “shoful pitcher” and the “gun,” it is necessary to visit the vast nursery-grounds of crime.
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Hob-and-nob means Archaic form of hobnob (“drink together”)..
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[…] he would have liked to hob and nob with celebrated pickpockets, or drink a pot of ale with a company of burglars and cracksmen, had chance afforded him an opportunity of making the acquaintance of this class of society.
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