hob

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.3 Verb 1.4 References 1.5 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: hŏb, IPA: /hɒb/, SAMPA: /hQb/

  Rhymes: -ɒb

[edit] Noun

hob (plural hobs)

1. A kind of cutting tool, used to cut the teeth of a gear.
2. (obsolete) The flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate, where things are put to be kept warm.
3. (British) The top cooking surface on a cooker. It typically comprises several cooking elements (often four), also known as 'rings'.
4. A rounded peg used as a target in several games, especially in quoits
5. A male ferret.

[edit] Synonyms

• (cooking surface): stovetop, stove top (US)

[edit] Verb

to hob (third-person singular simple present hobs, present participle hobbing, simple past and past participle hobbed)

Wikipedia

Wikipedia

1. (transitive) To create (a gear) by cutting with a hob.
2. (intransitive) To engage in the process of cutting gears with a hob.

[edit] References

• hob in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of bho
• HBO