Anagrams of: HOBNOBBING__

• To hit hard .

• To make (someone) sleepy or delirious, to put into a stupor .

• (usually followed by “out”) To become exhausted, sleepy or delirious.

• Striking; great.

• an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin

• a sculpture made of bronze

• of the color of bronze

• made from or consisting of bronze

• give the color and appearance of bronze to something

• get a tan, from wind or sun

• rub elbows with

• a spar that extends the bowsprit

• `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

• the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet

• the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated

• a specific layer or stratum of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross section of land

• the great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth

• the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess

• atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility

• confusion characterized by lack of clarity

• become hazy, dull, or cloudy

• harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions

• a tall chest of drawers divided into two sections and supported on four legs

• a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)