Meaning of hob-and-nob | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Archaic form of hobnob (“drink together”).
   alt-of, archaic
2. Archaic form of hobnob (“associate in a friendly manner”).
   alt-of, archaic
3. Archaic form of hobnob (“toast by touching glasses”).
   alt-of, archaic

Examples

“[…] 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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