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hobby (2)
hobby bobby
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hobo
ho·bo [ hṓ b ] (plural ho·boes)


noun 
Definition:
 
homeless traveler: a poor and homeless person, especially somebody who traveled around the United States looking for work in the 1920s and 1930s
[Late 19th century. Origin ?]
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