hobday

/ ˈhɒbˌdeɪ /

verb

1. tr to alleviate (a breathing problem in certain horses) by the surgical operation of removing soft tissue ventricles to pull back the vocal fold

Derived Forms

• ˈhobˌdayed, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hobday¹

C20: named after F. T. Hobday (1869–1939), English veterinary surgeon, who devised the operation

Example Sentences

If, during dinner, Hobday noticed that a native replenished his glass whenever it was empty, he made no protest.

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Hobday began to apologise for his appearance, but the announcement that dinner was ready cut short the unnecessary speech.

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Although he bobbed about in an unnecessarily energetic manner, it was clear to Knight that Hobday had been inside a ballroom.

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This was the estimated area before Col. Hobday's survey of 1883-5.

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