1625–35; Indian English rendering of Arabic yā Ḥasan, yā Husayn lament uttered during taʿziyah; an example of such an alteration
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In 1886 Henry Yule and Arthur Burnell published Hobson-Jobson, a guide to words from Indian languages that had passed into English.
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"I love these rhyming words in Hobson-Jobson," says Mr Nagra.
From BBC • Jul. 11, 2012
Mr Nagra says this is exactly what he loves about Hobson-Jobson.
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Hobson-Jobson is the dictionary's short, and mysterious title.
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In many places in the Dictionary, I find I have used the expression "the law of Hobson-Jobson."
From Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia by Morris, Edward Ellis
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