"raise hob" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: raises hob [present, singular, third-person], raising hob [participle, present], raised hob [participle, past], raised hob [past]
Etymology: A minced oath for raise hell. Etymology templates: {{glossary|minced oath}} minced oath Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} raise hob (third-person singular simple present raises hob, present participle raising hob, simple past and past participle raised hob)
  1. (informal) Synonym of raise hell. Tags: informal Synonyms: raise hell [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-raise_hob-en-verb-6pKt-kpY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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