hob
IPA: hˈɑb
noun
- A kind of cutting tool, used to cut the teeth of a gear.
- (historical) The flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate, where things are put to be kept warm.
- (Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) The top cooking surface on a cooker; a cooktop. It typically comprises several cooking elements (often four), also known as 'rings'.
- A rounded peg used as a target in several games, especially in quoits.
- A male ferret.
- The hub of a wheel.
- (obsolete) A fairy; a sprite; an elf; a bogey.
- (obsolete) A countryman; a rustic or yokel.
- (obsolete) A nickname for Robin or Robert
- (archaic) A nickname for Robin Goodfellow, Puck; (later) the devil
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
verb
- (transitive) To create (a gear) by cutting with a hob.
- (intransitive) To engage in the process of cutting gears with a hob.
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