The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hobanob \Hob"a*nob`\, Hobandnob \Hob"and*nob`\, v. i. Same as Hobnob. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hobnob \Hob"nob`\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hornobbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Hornobbing.] 1. To drink familiarly (with another). [ Written also hob-a-nob.] [1913 Webster] 2. To associate familiarly; to be on intimate terms; as, to hobnob with the political elite. [1913 Webster]