A surname originating as a patronymic. / An unincorporated community in Randolph County, Alabama. / A census-designated place in Washington County, Alabama.

The choice of taking either the primary option or nothing.

Alternative letter-case form of Hobson-Jobson

(Anglo-Indian, slang, obsolete) Any Indian religious observance, especially the Muharram.

plural of Hobson's choice

plural of Hobson-Jobson

plural of hobson-jobson

plural of Hobson-Jobsonism

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