e/List of hobbit families

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has gloss	eng: B Baggins: A widespread and wealthy family of the Shire. The name was apparently derived from the dwelling place of the head of the family, Bag End. See also, the Chubb-Baggins and Sackville-Baggins collateral lines. The Westron form of Baggins was Labingi. Banks: Found in both the Shire and Bree. The name may have referred to dwellings along river banks. Boffin: A family with many connections to the Bagginses and Tooks. Apparently found in the Yale, Overhill, and other areas surrounding Hobbiton. The name is an Anglicization of the old hobbit term Bophîn, of unknown meaning. Bolger: An old and wealthy family of Fallohide origin living primarily in Budgeford. <div id="Bophîn">Bophîn: Westron form of Boffin. Bracegirdle: A family of hobbits living in Hardbottle and possibly other areas of the Shire.
lexicalization	eng: List of hobbit families
instance of	(noun) an imaginary being similar to a person but smaller and with hairy feet; invented by J.R.R. Tolkien hobbit