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hob1 definition

hob (häb)

noun

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

Etymology: ? var. of hub

hob2 definition

hob (häb)

noun

  1. a rustic; lout
  2. an elf or goblin
  3. Robin Goodfellow, or Puck

Etymology: ME, old familiar form for Robin, Robert

hob Idioms

play hob with

or raise hob with
to make trouble for; interfere with and make disordered

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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