Hobos

Hobos
Hobo Ho"bo, n.; pl. {Hobos} or {Hoboes}. [Of uncertain origin.] A professional tramp; one who spends his life traveling from place to place, esp. by stealing rides on trains, and begging for a living. [U. S.] -- {Ho"bo*ism}, n.

Syn: tramp, bum. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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