(hb)
n. pl. ho?boes or ho?bos
One who wanders from place to place without a permanent home or a means of livelihood.

intr.v. ho?boed, ho?bo?ing, ho?boes To live or wander like a vagrant.

hoboismHobo \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.

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