Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
verb
mess with, cause trouble for
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dated, idiomatic
Qualifier: rustic US
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Middle English Hob (a diminutive of Robin, from Old French [Term?], a diminutive of Robert) in its connection with Robin Goodfellow and (subsequently) the devil. Compare hobgoblin.
