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What (who) is hob - definition
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HOB; Hobs; Hob (disambiguation)
hob
(hobs)
A hob is a surface on top of a cooker or set into a work surface, which can be heated in order to cook things on it. (BRIT; in AM, use burner
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Hob
·noun A countryman; a rustic; a clown.
II. Hob ·add. ·noun The male ferret.
III. Hob ·noun A fairy; a sprite; an Elf.
IV. Hob ·noun The hub of a wheel. ·see Hub.
V. Hob ·noun The flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate, where things are put to be kept warm.
VI. Hob ·noun A threaded and fluted hardened steel cutter, resembling a tap, used in a lathe for forming the teeth of screw chasers, worm wheels, ·etc.
VII. Hob ·add. ·noun A peg, pin, or mark used as a target in some games, as an iron pin in quoits; also, a game in which such a target is used.
hob
hob1
¦ noun
1. Brit. a cooking appliance, or the flat top part of a cooker, with hotplates or burners.
a flat metal shelf at the side of a fireplace, used for heating pans.
2. a machine tool for cutting gears or screw threads.
3. a peg or pin used as a mark in throwing games.
Origin
C16 (in sense 3): alt. of hub.
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hob2
¦ noun
1. a male ferret. Compare with gill4.
2. archaic or dialect a hobgoblin.
Phrases
play (or raise) hob N. Amer. cause mischief.
Origin
ME (in the sense 'country fellow'): familiar form of Rob, short for Robin or Robert.
Examples of use of hob
1. The meeting is at 10:15 AM this Thursday, July 10 in 2244 Rayburn HOB.
2. The kitchen hob was a thing of the past – electric pans made supper on any surface.
3. The six–month–old Rottweiler cross accidently switched on the hob, setting the cake on fire.
4. He‘s just learned to pull open the oven and is constantly trying to drag things off the hob.
5. He took a sudden interest in herbal medicine and would brew stinking potions on the cooker hob for hours.