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:
hobs

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Origin of Hob

  • 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

  • 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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