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单词 hobbledehoy
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
hob•ble•de•hoy  (hob′əl dē hoi′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. an awkward, ungainly youth.
  • 1530–40; variant of hoberdyhoy, alliterative compound, equivalent. to hoberd (variant of Roberd Robert) + -y2 + -hoy for boy (b h for alliteration; see hob2)

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hobbledehoy /ˌhɒbəldɪˈhɔɪ/ n
  1. archaic or dialect a clumsy or bad-mannered youth
Etymology: 16th Century: from earlier hobbard de hoy, of uncertain origin
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