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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