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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : hoh-boh |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhoʊ boʊ |
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Définition of hobo
Origin :- 1889, Western U.S., of unknown origin. Barnhart compares early 19c. English dialectal hawbuck "lout, clumsy fellow, country bumpkin." Or possibly from ho, boy, a workers' call on late 19c. western U.S. railroads. Facetious formation hobohemia, "community or life of hobos," is from 1923 (see bohemian).
- noun homeless person
- The point is that not one of the eight was really Hobo Harry.
- Extract from : « A Woman at Bay » by Nicholas Carter
- I had been readin' the papers, and I had seen a lot about Hobo Harry in 'em.
- Extract from : « A Woman at Bay » by Nicholas Carter
- They think only that she is Hobo Harry's wife, or sister, or sweetheart, or something like that.
- Extract from : « A Woman at Bay » by Nicholas Carter
- Hobo miners, the most expert of their craft, and begging their grub on the trail!
- Extract from : « Silver and Gold » by Dane Coolidge
- Hobo keenly felt the responsibility of the family he had adopted.
- Extract from : « Peggy Raymond's Vacation » by Harriet L. (Harriet Lummis) Smith
- Then as Hobo took his stand where he could view proceedings, the boy turned abruptly to Peggy.
- Extract from : « Peggy Raymond's Vacation » by Harriet L. (Harriet Lummis) Smith
- Hobo growled softly, the hair on his neck bristling and giving him a peculiarly savage appearance.
- Extract from : « Peggy Raymond's Vacation » by Harriet L. (Harriet Lummis) Smith
- She marched out into the kitchen, Hobo following, and as she reached the door, the knocking began for the third time.
- Extract from : « Peggy Raymond's Vacation » by Harriet L. (Harriet Lummis) Smith
- Hobo stretched himself upon the folded rug with a groan startlingly human.
- Extract from : « Peggy Raymond's Vacation » by Harriet L. (Harriet Lummis) Smith
- Down-stairs the girls looked at one another aghast, and Hobo whined uneasily, as if asking permission to interfere.
- Extract from : « Peggy Raymond's Vacation » by Harriet L. (Harriet Lummis) Smith
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