Bible Encyclopedias
Hobson

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

A Cambridge stabler who let out horses on hire, the choice always limited to the one next the door, the one that had been longest in, hence Hobson's Choice.

Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Hobson'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​h/hobson.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.