Hob·ble·de·hoy Hob·ble·te·hoy n. [Written also hobbetyhoy, hobbarddehoy, hobbedehoy, hobdehoy.] A youth between boy and man; an awkward, gawky young fellow . [Colloq.]
All the men, boys, and hobbledehoys attached to the farm. --Dickens. .
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