hob
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
hob (plural hobs)
- A kind of cutting tool, used to cut the teeth of a gear.
- (obsolete) The flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate, where things are put to be kept warm.
- (UK) The top cooking surface on a cooker. It typically comprises several cooking elements (often four), also known as 'rings'.
- 1913, Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 2
- And the first sound in the house was the bang, bang of the poker against the raker, as Morel smashed the remainder of the coal to make the kettle, which was filled and left on the hob, finally boil.
- 1913, Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 2
- A rounded peg used as a target in several games, especially in quoits
- A male ferret.
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
a cutting tool
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cooking surface
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A rounded peg used as a target in several games, especially in quoits
Verb[edit]
hob (third-person singular simple present hobs, present participle hobbing, simple past and past participle hobbed)
- (transitive) To create (a gear) by cutting with a hob.
- (intransitive) To engage in the process of cutting gears with a hob.
Etymology 2[edit]
Originally an abbreviation of Robin or Robert (see Hob); Robin Goodfellow was a celebrated fairy or domestic spirit. Compare hobgoblin and see robin.
Noun[edit]
hob (plural hobs)
- (obsolete) A fairy; a sprite; an elf.
- From elves, hobs, and fairies, […] Defend us, good Heaven! — Beaumont and Flanders.
- (obsolete) A countryman; a rustic or yokel.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Nares to this entry?)
References[edit]
- hob in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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Verb[edit]
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