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What (who) is hob$35447$ - 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.
