{ } v. i. Same as Hobnob. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ AS. habban to have + habban to have not; ne not + habban to have. See Have, and cf. Habnab. ] 1. Have or have not; -- a familiar invitation to reciprocal drinking. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. At random; hit or miss. (Obs.) Holinshed. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Hornobbed p. pr. & vb. n. Hornobbing. ] 1. To drink familiarly (with another). [ Written also hob-a-nob. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To associate familiarly; to be on intimate terms; as, to hobnob with the political elite. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Familiar, social intercourse. W. Black. [ 1913 Webster ]