HOBBLEDEHOYS
Noun
hobbledehoys
plural of hobbledehoy
Source: Wiktionary
HOBBLEDEHOY
Hob"ble*de*hoy`, Hob"ble*te*hoy`, n. [Written also hobbetyhoy,
hobbarddehoy, hobbedehoy, hobdehoy.] Etym: [ Cf. Prob. E. hobbledygee
with a limping movement; also F. hobereau, a country squire, E.
hobby, and OF. hoi to-day; perh. the orig. sense was, an upstart of
to-day.]
Definition: A youth between boy and man; an awkward, gawky young fellow .
[Colloq.]
All the men, boys, and hobbledehoys attached to the farm. Dickens. .
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition