hob
1[ hob ]
/ hɒb /
noun
a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm.
a rounded peg or pin used as a target in quoits and similar games.
a game in which such a peg is used.
Machinery. a milling cutter for gear and sprocket teeth, splines, threads, etc., having helically arranged teeth and fed across the work as the work is rotated.
verb (used with or without object), hobbed, hob·bing.
Machinery. to cut with a hob.
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Origin of hob
1Related forms
hob·ber, nounDefinition for hob (2 of 2)
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hob·like, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for hob (1 of 2)
hob
1/ (hɒb) /
noun
British the flat top part of a cooking stove, or a separate flat surface, containing hotplates or burners
a shelf beside an open fire, for keeping kettles, etc, hot
a steel pattern used in forming a mould or die in cold metal
a hard steel rotating cutting tool used in machines for cutting gears
verb hobs, hobbing or hobbed
(tr) to cut or form with a hob
Word Origin for hob
C16: variant of obsolete hubbe, of unknown origin; perhaps related to hub
British Dictionary definitions for hob (2 of 2)
hob
2/ (hɒb) /
noun
a hobgoblin or elf
a male ferret
raise hob or play hob US informal to cause mischief or disturbance
Derived Forms
hoblike, adjectiveWord Origin for hob
C14: variant of Rob, short for Robin or Robert
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