Hobnobbery

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The activity of hobnobbing. uncountable

    "The protesting sects have pulled Him out of the shrine, smashing it in violent bitterness of hatred: they have overflushed Him with lusty blood, made Him hail-fellow walking amongst men, and they have brought Him into intimate hobnobbery with the multitude;"

Example

More examples

"The protesting sects have pulled Him out of the shrine, smashing it in violent bitterness of hatred: they have overflushed Him with lusty blood, made Him hail-fellow walking amongst men, and they have brought Him into intimate hobnobbery with the multitude;"

Etymology

From hobnob + -ery.

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