1. past tense of hobo; to travel around as a hobo, typically by riding freight trains and living without a permanent home
Usage: informal; chiefly historical

Examples

• During the Great Depression, many men hoboed across the country looking for work.
• He hoboed through the American West in his youth, riding the rails from town to town.
• They hoboed together for several years before finding steady employment.
• She hoboed across three states before deciding to return home.
• The old man hoboed in his younger days and had many stories to tell.