HOBOES

HOBO

hobo, migrant worker

(noun) a worker who moves around and works temporarily in different places

tramp, hobo, bum

(noun) a vagrant; “a homeless tramp”; “he tried to help the really down-and-out bums”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

hoboes

plural of hobo

Source: Wiktionary


HOBO

Ho"bo, n.; pl. Hobos or Hoboes (#). [Of uncertain origin.]

Definition: A professional tramp; one who spends his life traveling from place to place, esp. by stealing rides on trains, and begging for a living. [U. S.] -- Ho"bo*ism (#), n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 November 2024

SHEET

(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind


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