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Hobson's choice

Hobson's choice Meaning & Definition
Hobson's choice Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hobson's choice?

[n] the choice of taking what is offered or nothing at all

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See Also | alternative | choice | option

Hobson's choice In Webster's Dictionary

\Hob"son's choice"\ A choice without an alternative; the thing offered or nothing. Note: It is said to have had its origin in the name of one Hobson, at Cambridge, England, who let horses, and required every customer to take in his turn the horse which stood next the stable door.

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