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Definitions for Hob

[1] a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm.
[2] a rounded peg or pin used as a target in quoits and similar games.
[3] a game in which such a peg is used.
[4] Machinery . a milling cutter for gear and sprocket teeth, splines, threads, etc., having helically arranged teeth and fed across the work as the work is rotated.
[5] Machinery . to cut with a hob.
[6] a hobgoblin or elf.
[7] British the flat top part of a cooking stove, or a separate flat surface, containing hotplates or burners
[8] a shelf beside an open fire, for keeping kettles, etc, hot
[9] a steel pattern used in forming a mould or die in cold metal
[10] a hard steel rotating cutting tool used in machines for cutting gears
[11] (tr) to cut or form with a hob
[12] a hobgoblin or elf
[13] a male ferret
[14] raise hob or play hob US informal to cause mischief or disturbance

Words related to Hob

leprechaun, imp, goblin, gnome, stove, furnace, chimney, gremlin, puck, elf, brownie, spirit, fay, sprite, bogie, siren, enchanter, nymph, pixie, genie

Words nearby Hob

hoary-headed, hoast, hoatching, hoatzin, hoax, hob, hoban, hobart, hobbema, hobbes, hobbes, thomas

Origin of Hob

21275–1325; Middle English, special use of Hob, for Robert or Robin

Other words from Hob

hob·ber , noun
hob·like , adjective

Word origin for Hob

C14: variant of Rob, short for Robin or Robert

Synonyms for Hob

leprechaun, bogie, brownie, elf, fay, gnome, goblin, gremlin, imp, puck, spirit, sprite, nisse