ho|bo

ho|bo
ho|bo «HOH boh», noun, plural -bos or -boes, verb, -boed, -bo|ing. U.S.
–n.
1. a person who wanders about and lives by begging or doing odd jobs; tramp.
2. a migratory workman.
–v.i.
to live as a hobo.
–v.t.
to make (one's way) in the manner of a hobo: »

At eighteen he hoboed his way to the Kansas wheat fields (Atlantic).

[American English; origin uncertain]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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