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hob-thrush
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hob-thrust
hob-thrush, hob-thrust Obs. exc. dial. Also 7– hob-thurst. [f. Hob n.1+ (perh.) thurse, ON. þurs giant, goblin.] 1. A goblin: see quots. Now dial.1590 Tarlton News Purgat. (Shaks. Soc.) 55 One of those Familiares Lares..as Hob Thrust, Robin Goodfellow and such like spirites..famozed in every olde wi... Oxford English Dictionary
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Hob
Hob, n.1 (hɒb) Also 4–6 hobbe. [A familiar by-form of Rob = Robin, Robert: cf. the parallel Hodge, Hick, for Roger, Richard, with H for R; also Dob, Dobbin, and Dick with initial D.] 1. A familiar or rustic variation of the Christian name Robert or Robin. Hence formerly a generic name for: A rustic,... Oxford English Dictionary
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