Hobson's

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Hobson's

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Cockney, abbreviation, ellipsis, slang Ellipsis of Hobson's choice (“the voice”). He then grabbed 'old of the knife, raised it above 'is loaf, and was just about to kill his currant with it, when 'e suddenly heard the Hobson's of an angel from heaven saying, Abraham! Abraham!'

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@misc{hobson_s_2026,
  title = {Hobson's},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hobson's},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}