hubbleshew

noun

hub·​ble·​shew

variants or hubbleshow

ˈhəbəlˌshō,

-shü

plural -s

chiefly Scottish

: uproar, tumult, commotion

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from obsolete Flemish hobbel-sjobbel, hobbel-sobbel in an uproar, confusedly

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