hobday
/ (ˈhɒbˌdeɪ) /
(tr) to alleviate (a breathing problem in certain horses) by the surgical operation of removing soft tissue ventricles to pull back the vocal fold
Origin of hobday
1Derived forms of hobday
- hobdayed, adjective
Words Nearby hobday
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How to use hobday in a sentence
If, during dinner, hobday noticed that a native replenished his glass whenever it was empty, he made no protest.
The Witch Doctor and other Rhodesian Studies | Frank Worthingtonhobday began to apologise for his appearance, but the announcement that dinner was ready cut short the unnecessary speech.
The Witch Doctor and other Rhodesian Studies | Frank WorthingtonAlthough he bobbed about in an unnecessarily energetic manner, it was clear to Knight that hobday had been inside a ballroom.
The Witch Doctor and other Rhodesian Studies | Frank WorthingtonThis was the estimated area before Col. hobday's survey of 1883-5.
In the Andamans and Nicobars | C. Boden Kloss
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