hob-nob adverb. ['hɒbnɒb] obsolete exc. dial. Also (earlier) hab-nab ['habnab], habs-nabs ['habznabz]. L16.
[See HAB.]
However it may turn out, anyhow; in random fashion, by chance, by one means or another; hit or miss, succeed or fail.

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hob-nob noun. ['hɒbnɒb] M18.
[from (the same root as) HOBNOB verb.]
1. Any phrase or toast used in drinking together. M-L18.

2. A drinking to each other or together. arch. E19.

3. An intimate conversation, a tête-à-tête. L19.

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