Hob Definition
hŏb
noun
A projecting ledge at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping a kettle, saucepan, etc. warm.
Webster's New World
A peg used as a target in quoits, etc.
Webster's New World
A device for cutting teeth in a gear blank, etc.
Webster's New World
Mischievous behavior.
American Heritage
An elf or goblin.
Webster's New World
verb
To create (a gear) by cutting with a hob.
Wiktionary
(intransitive) To engage in the process of cutting gears with a hob.
Wiktionary
pronoun
A patronymic surname.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Hob
Noun
Singular:
hob
Plural:
hobsIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Hob
Origin of Hob
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Originally an abbreviation of Robin or Robert (see Hob); Robin Goodfellow was a celebrated fairy or domestic spirit. Compare hobgoblin and see robin.
From Wiktionary
From Middle English Hob a nickname for Robert
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert.
From Wiktionary
Origin unknown
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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