·noun The hilt of a weapon.
II. Hub ·noun A screw hob.
·see Hob, 3.
III. Hub ·noun A block for scotching a wheel.
IV. Hub ·noun A goal or mark at which quoits, ·etc., are cast.
V. Hub ·noun A hardened, engraved steel punch for impressing a device upon a die, used in coining, ·etc.
VI. Hub ·noun The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave. ·see ·Illust. of Axle box.
VII. Hub ·noun A rough protuberance or projecting obstruction; as, a
hub in the road. [U.S.]
·see Hubby.