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hobbyist
  • n  a person who pursues an activity in their spare time for pleasure
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hobgoblin
  • n  (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
  • n  an object of dread or apprehension
    A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"--Ralph Waldo Emerson
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hobnail
  • n  a short nail with a thick head; used to protect the soles of boots
  • v  supply with hobnails
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hobson's choice
  • n  the choice of taking what is offered or nothing at all
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hock
  • n  any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage)
  • n  tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle
  • v  leave as a guarantee in return for money
  • v  disable by cutting the hock
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hock-joint
  • n  tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle
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hockey
  • n  a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field; two opposing teams use curved sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents' net
  • n  a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled sticks
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hockey clinic
  • n  a meeting at which hockey players receive special evaluation and instruction
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hockey game
  • n  a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled sticks
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hockey puck
  • n  a vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used instead of a ball in ice hockey
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