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hobbit [ˈhɒbɪt]
n
(Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) one of an imaginary race of half-size people living in holes
[coined by British writer J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973), with the meaning ``hole-builder'']
hobbitry  n
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Noun1.hobbit - an imaginary being similar to a person but smaller and with hairy feethobbit - an imaginary being similar to a person but smaller and with hairy feet; invented by J.R.R. Tolkien
imaginary being, imaginary creature - a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction
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