- hobbly
- hob·bly
English syllables. 2014.
hobbly
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Hobbly — Hob bly, a. Rough; uneven; causing one to hobble; as a hobbly road. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hobbly — North Country (Newcastle) Words rough, uneven: a hobbly road … English dialects glossary
hobbly — adjective a) uneven, rugged b) hobbling, walking with a hobble (unbalanced tread) … Wiktionary
hobbly — a. Rough (said of a road), uneven … New dictionary of synonyms
hobbly — ˈhäb(ə)li adjective Etymology: hobble (I) + y dialect Britain : having a rough uneven surface … Useful english dictionary
hubbly — ˈhəb(ə)lē adjective Etymology: alteration of hobbly : having an uneven surface : rough a hubbly road a hubbly sea * * * /hub lee/, adj. of uneven surface; rough: hubbly ice; a hubbly road. [1865 70, Amer.; perh. HUB (in … Useful english dictionary
hub|ble — «HUHB uhl», noun. a small hump. ╂[perhaps back formation < earlier hubbly rough, variant of dialectal English hobbly < hobble move unsteadily up and down] … Useful english dictionary
