Hobson-Jobson, a 19th-century dictionary of Anglo-Indian terms @WordsUnravelled
Hobson-Jobson, a 19th-century dictionary of Anglo-Indian terms @WordsUnravelled
Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Learn about several Anglo-Indian words from Hobson-Jobson, an 1886 dictionary from Joshua Blackburn and Rob Watts on Words Unravelled. #etymology #history #wordorigins #dictionary
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Hobson-Jobson, a 19th-century dictionary of Anglo-Indian terms

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