hob

Hob is defined as a shelf inside a fireplace used to keep things warm, a tool used to make the teeth on a machine part, or an elf.

(noun)

An example of a hob is where you rest soup in a fireplace to keep it warm until dinner.
An example of a hob is what a machinist uses when cutting the teeth on a new part.
An example of a hob is a goblin.

See hob in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a projecting ledge at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping a kettle, saucepan, etc. warm
a peg used as a target in quoits, etc.
a device for cutting teeth in a gear blank, etc.

Origin: ? var. of hub

noun

Origin: ME, old familiar form for Robin, Robert

See hob in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A shelf or projection at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food or utensils warm.
A tool used for cutting the teeth of machine parts, as of a gearwheel.

Origin:

Origin: Origin unknown

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