whobub

English

Noun

whobub (plural not attested)

1. Obsolete form of hubbub.
   • 1610–1616, John Fletcher, “Monsieur Thomas. A Comedy.”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, Act IV, scene ii:

     he windows clattering , And all the chambermaids in such a whobub

References

• “whobub”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.