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A youth between boy and man; an awkward, gawky young fellow .

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  1. n. A youth between boy and man; an awkward, gawky young fellow .
  2. A youth between boy and man; an awkward, gawky young fellow . [Colloq.] All the men, boys, and hobbledehoys attached to the farm. Dickens. .