Dictionaries › English

hob

Pronunciation: /hɑb/

The English word “hob” has 10 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A kind of cutting tool, used to cut the teeth of a gear.
  2. The flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate, where things are put to be kept warm.
  3. The top cooking surface on a cooker. It typically comprises several cooking elements (often four), usually called rings.
  4. A rounded peg used as a target in several games, especially in quoits.
  5. A male ferret.
  6. The hub of a wheel.
  7. A fairy; a sprite; an elf; a bogey.
  8. A countryman; a rustic or yokel.

verb

  1. To create (a gear) by cutting with a hob.
  2. To engage in the process of cutting gears with a hob.

Etymology

Related to hub, but the ultimate origin of both words is obscure.

Keep exploring: in the interactive dictionary every word of a definition is a link. Open “hob” there

More English words

About this dictionary

The English dictionary on Glottosphere has 650,529 entries with a page. Browse the English dictionary.

Definitions are from Wiktionary, extracted by Kaikki.org, and are available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.