\Hob"nob`\, adv. [AS. habban to have + habban to have
not; ne not + habban to have. See {Have}, and cf. {Habnab}.]
1. Have or have not; -- a familiar invitation to reciprocal
   drinking. --Shak.
2. At random; hit or miss. (Obs.) --Holinshed.

\Hob"nob`\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hornobbed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Hornobbing}.]
1. To drink familiarly (with another). [ Written also
   {hob-a-nob}.]
2. To associate familiarly; to be on intimate terms.

\Hob"nob`\, n.
Familiar, social intercourse. --W. Black.