vi. 过从甚密, 共饮, 交谈

n. 共饮, 交谈

[ verb ]
rub elbows with
<verb.social>
He hobnobs with the best of society

Hobnob \Hob"nob`\, 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.

2. At random; hit or miss. (Obs.) --Holinshed.


Hobnob \Hob"nob`\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hornobbed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Hornobbing}.]
1. To drink familiarly (with another). [ Written also
{hob-a-nob}.]

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


Hobnob \Hob"nob`\, n.
Familiar, social intercourse. --W. Black.