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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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*Hobbie-noddie, n. (? Reduplicated form of Hobby n. the small species of falcon.) —c 1655 Fugitive Poetry xxviii. 60.
Cutt-throat surgeons. .Charmeing hawkes and hobbie noddies, All papist turncoats out of hell
