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HOBBIT
hobbit
(noun) an imaginary being similar to a person but smaller and with hairy feet; invented by J.R.R. Tolkien
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
hobbit (plural hobbits or hobbitses)
A fictional race of small humanoids with shaggy hair and hairy feet.
Synonym: halfling
An extinct species of hominin, Homo floresiensis, with a short body and relatively small brain, fossils of which have been recovered from the Indonesian island of Flores.
Etymology 2
Noun
hobbit (plural hobbits)
A Welsh unit of weight, equal to four Welsh pecks, or 168 pounds
(archaic) An old unit of volume (2-1/2 bushels, the volume of 168 pounds of wheat).
Source: Wiktionary
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INTUITIVELY
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
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