hob
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.
noun
- a rustic; lout
- an elf or goblin
- Robin Goodfellow, or Puck
See hob in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(hŏb)
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.
(hŏb)
noun- Chiefly British A hobgoblin, sprite, or elf.
- Mischievous behavior.
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