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plural hobos or hoboes
(Canada, US) A wandering homeless person, especially (historical) one illegally travelling by rail or (derogatory) a penniless, unemployed bum. examples
(Canada, US) Any migratory laborer, whether homeless or not. examples
A kind of large handbag. quotations examples
Avoid bulky styles such as duffle sacks, buckets, doctors' satchels, and hobos.
1989, Susan Ludwig, Janice Steinberg, Petite Style, page 46
third-person singular simple present hobos, present participle hoboing, simple past and past participle hoboed
(intransitive, perhaps pejorative) To be a hobo, tramp, bum etc. examples