Associations to the word «Hob»
Verb
Wiktionary
HOB, noun. A kind of cutting tool, used to cut the teeth of a gear.
HOB, noun. (obsolete) The flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate, where things are put to be kept warm.
HOB, noun. (British) (AU) (NZ) The top cooking surface on a cooker. It typically comprises several cooking elements (often four), also known as 'rings'.
HOB, noun. A rounded peg used as a target in several games, especially in quoits.
HOB, noun. A male ferret.
HOB, noun. The hub of a wheel.
HOB, verb. (transitive) To create (a gear) by cutting with a hob.
HOB, verb. (intransitive) To engage in the process of cutting gears with a hob.
HOB, noun. (obsolete) A fairy; a sprite; an elf.
HOB, noun. (obsolete) A countryman; a rustic or yokel.
HOB, proper noun. (obsolete) A nickname for Robin or Robert
HOB, proper noun. (archaic) A nickname for Robin Goodfellow, Puck; (later) the devil
HOB, proper noun. A patronymic surname.
Dictionary definition
HOB, noun. (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings.
HOB, noun. (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous.
HOB, noun. A hard steel edge tool used to cut gears.
HOB, noun. A shelf beside an open fire where something can be kept warm.
HOB, verb. Cut with a hob.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.