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.
--------
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.