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Variant of hob

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.

Origin: ? var. of hub

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