hobbledehoy
an awkward, ungainly youth.
Origin of hobbledehoy
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How to use hobbledehoy in a sentence
And yet, what a scholars mate, too, to go and be shelved by such a mere hobbledehoy of a fellow as this young man Churchill!'
Babylon, Volume 2 (of 3) | Grant Allen"Tas the way with them foweners," said the first hobbledehoy sagely.
The Wonderful Visit | Herbert George WellsA rude hobbledehoy of the St Malo peasant class opened the hut door and stared.
Love's Usuries | Louis CreswickeA half-wild-looking hobbledehoy boy of fifteen years also joined the group.
A Labrador Doctor | Wilfred Thomason GrenfellA ragged hobbledehoy stood on the Vanderbilt grounds at Biltmore, mouth open but silent, watching a gardener at work.
Our Southern Highlanders | Horace Kephart
British Dictionary definitions for hobbledehoy
/ (ˌhɒbəldɪˈhɔɪ) /
archaic, or dialect a clumsy or bad-mannered youth
Origin of hobbledehoy
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