Hub Definition
hŭb
hubs
noun
The center part of a wheel, etc.; the part fastened to the axle, or turning on it.
Webster's New World
A center of interest, importance, or activity.
Webster's New World
Boston, Massachusetts. Used with the .
American Heritage
An airport that serves as a central connecting point through which many flights of a particular airline are routed.
Webster's New World
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hubsIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Hub
- the Hub
Origin of Hub
After a scene in The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table (1858), a dialogue collection by Oliver Wendell Holmes, in which a character summarizes the civic pride of Bostonians with the phrase Boston State-House is the Hub of the Solar System
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From earlier hubbe, which has the same immediate origin as hob. Hub was originally a dialectal word; its ultimate origin is unknown.
From Wiktionary
Probably alteration of hob
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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