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Definition of Hobbit
1. Noun. An imaginary being similar to a person but smaller and with hairy feet; invented by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Definition of Hobbit
1. Noun. A fictional race of small humanoids with shaggy hair and hairy feet. ¹
2. Noun. (by extension) A member of any race of small humans or hominids. ¹
3. Noun. A Welsh unit of weight, equal to four Welsh pecks, or 168 pounds ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hobbit
1. a fictitious creature that lives underground [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hobbit
Literary usage of Hobbit
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Practical Ideas for Teaching Writing As a Process by Carol B. Olson (1996)
"One practical/informative lesson that I have particularly enjoyed is based on a
portion of The hobbit that describes a barrel ride. ..."
2. A Dictionary of Weights and Measures for the British Isles: The Middle Ages by Ronald Edward Zupko (1985)
"... 1966 O'Keefe 130: Wheat was sold at a price per "hobbit," a term used in Wales
to express a quantity consisting of 4 pecks, each peck weighing 42 Ib., ..."
3. Bed & Breakfast Stops England, Scotland, Wales & Ireland by FHG Staff (2005)
"Nestling on a hillside on the outskirts of Sowerby Bridge, overlooking the
Calderdale Valley, these converted delvers' cottages are now The hobbit Hotel and ..."
4. Ruling Cases by Irving Browne, Leonard Augustus Jones, James Tower Keen, John Melville Gould (1899)
"[ *254] * hobbit v. The London and North Western Railway Company. The facts of
this case were precisely similar to those of the last. ..."
5. The Revised Reports: Being a Republication of Such Cases in the English by Frederick Pollock, Robert Campbell, Oliver Augustus Saunders, Arthur Beresford Cane, Joseph Gerald Pease, William Bowstead, Great Britain Courts (1906)
"[251] hobbit r. THE LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. THE facts of this
case were precisely similar to those of the last. Martin and 77. ..."
6. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1904)
"A term generally used 1n Wales to express a quantity made up of four Welch pecks,
each peck weighing forty-two pounds, and consequently a hobbit consisted ..."
7. American Negligence Reports, Current Series Cited Am. Neg. Rep.: All the by United States (1906)
"Railroad Co., supra; hobbit v. Railway Co., 4 Exch. 256; Cuff -«'. ... In hobbit v.
Railway Co., the court says: " Our attention was directed during the ..."
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