The town's old cricket team was mostly made up of hobbledehoys who tripped over their own bats.

At the party, the hobbledehoy hovered by the snack table, unsure how to join the conversation.

During his hobbledehoyhood, he knocked over three milk bottles and fell into the shrubbery in front of the school.

His hobbledehoyish posture made him look unsure as he shuffled into the room.

His persistent hobbledehoyism made it hard for him to fit in with the more polished students.

His letters from university revealed a surprising tenderness that belied the rough edges of his hobbledehoydom.

His hobbledehoyishness made him trip over his own feet during the presentation.