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Hob

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Noun

1. goblin, hob, hobgoblin

(folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings

2. brownie, elf, gremlin, hob, imp, pixie, pixy

(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous

3. hob

a hard steel edge tool used to cut gears

4. hob

a shelf beside an open fire where something can be kept warm

Verb

5. hob

cut with a hob

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hob

see synonyms of hob
noun
1. British
the flat top part of a cooking stove, or a separate flat surface, containing hotplates or burners
2. 
a shelf beside an open fire, for keeping kettles, etc, hot
3. 
a steel pattern used in forming a mould or die in cold metal
4. 
a hard steel rotating cutting tool used in machines for cutting gears
verbWord forms: hobs, hobbing or hobbed
5. (transitive)
to cut or form with a hob
noun
1. 
a hobgoblin or elf
2. 
a male ferret
3.  raise hob

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Hob

see synonyms of hob
noun
1. 
a projecting ledge at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping a kettle, saucepan, etc. warm
2. 
a peg used as a target in quoits, etc.
3. 
a device for cutting teeth in a gear blank, etc.
noun British, Dialectal
1. 
a rustic; lout
2. 
an elf or goblin
3.  [H-]
Robin Goodfellow, or Puck

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Hob

see synonyms of hob
n.
1. A shelf or projection at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food or utensils warm.
2. A tool used for cutting the teeth of machine parts, as of a gearwheel.
n.
1. Chiefly British A hobgoblin, sprite, or elf.
2. Mischievous behavior.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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