E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Hob’edy-hoig,
sometimes written Hob’bledehoy and hobidy-hoy, between a man and a boy; neither hay nor grass. Tusser says the third age of seven years (15 to 21) is to be kept “under Sir Hobbard de Hoy.”
