Just the sort of romantic, impressionable hobbledehoy such women angle for."
"Hilda Wade A Woman With Tenacity Of Purpose"
Grant Allen
Bridgie's eyes glowed as she looked after her "children", Pat and Miles, tall and graceful even in this their hobbledehoy stage, Esmeralda queening it in their midst, and Pixie dancing blissfully through every puddle that came in her way.
"Pixie O'Shaughnessy"
Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
And yet, really, the chief danger to me is that I might unconsciously catch some reflection of Lorraine's charm and become dangerously attractive myself, instead of just an outspoken hobbledehoy no one takes seriously.
"Winding Paths"
Gertrude Page