hob
1[hob]
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.
Origin of hob
1hob
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Origin of hob
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Related Words for hob
leprechaun, imp, goblin, gnome, stove, furnace, chimney, gremlin, puck, elf, brownie, spirit, fay, sprite, bogie, siren, enchanter, nymph, pixie, genieExamples from the Web for hob
Historical Examples of hob
There was a kettle on the hob, as there had been night and day for fifteen years.
Little DorritCharles Dickens
Shan't I be glad when I get richer and better known, and hob and nob with him!'
A Pair of Blue EyesThomas Hardy
The fire was burning brightly, and the kettle was singing on the hob.
All Roads Lead to CalvaryJerome K. Jerome
His tea was ready for him on the hob, and they all tried who should help him to it most.
The kettle will be coming soon to sing on the hob: and that will do nearly as well.
DeerbrookHarriet Martineau
hob
1noun
verb hobs, hobbing or hobbed
Word Origin for hob
C16: variant of obsolete hubbe, of unknown origin; perhaps related to hub
hob
2noun
Word Origin for hob
C14: variant of Rob, short for Robin or Robert
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