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The Hob Gobbler is the name a of a legendary trickster figure that lives along Pine Mountain in the Appalachian Mountains. It is a devil that takes the form of a turkey, which sometimes grants wishes but sometimes pays tricks on those who seek it out.
Well he may show up to help if he said he would, but that boy aint no more reliable nor trustworthy than the old Hob Gobbler himself.
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In this part of West Virginia, a hob gobbler is what people call a single male turkey that is either staring at you or acting in another eerie way. It is believed to bring bad luck in the same way as a black cat, although people don't take the bad luck aspect very seriously.
Sometimes hob gobbler is also used teasingly to describe someone who is acting like a misanthrope or loner.
"Oh lord, is that a hob gobbler over there at the edge of the bushes?" "Nah, see those two hens in the trees? He's probably just showing off for the ladies."