Hobson

  

Hob·son

[hob-suhn]
noun
1.
Laura Z(a·met·kin) [zuh-met-kin] , 1900–86, U.S. novelist.
2.
Richmond Pear·son [peer-suhn] , 1870–1937, U.S. naval officer and politician.
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