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.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2014
Mr Nagra says this is exactly what he loves about Hobson-Jobson.
From BBC • Jul. 11, 2012
Hobson-Jobson is the dictionary's short, and mysterious title.
From BBC • Jul. 11, 2012
"I love these rhyming words in Hobson-Jobson," says Mr Nagra.
From BBC • Jul. 11, 2012
And, in fact, if we take the quotations made in "Hobson-Jobson," and classify the various forms of the word coffee according to the nationality of the writer, we obtain very interesting results.
From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)
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