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1. (n.) Hobson's choice
the choice of taking either that which is offered or nothing; the absence of a real alternative.
Etymology: (1640–50; after Thomas Hobson (1544–1631), of Cambridge, England, who rented horses and gave his customer only one choice, that of the horse nearest the stable door)
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1. (noun) Hobson's choice
the choice of taking what is offered or nothing at all
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1. hobson's choice
a choice without an alternative; the thing offered or nothing
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