"hob" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /hɑb/ [General-American], /hɒb/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: EN-AU ck1 hob.ogg [Australia] Forms: hobs [plural]
enPR: hŏb Rhymes: -ɒb Etymology: Related to hub, but the ultimate origin of both words is obscure. Etymology templates: {{m|en|hub}} hub Head templates: {{en-noun}} hob (plural hobs)
  1. A kind of cutting tool, used to cut the teeth of a gear. Translations (a cutting tool): винторез (vintorez) [masculine] (Bulgarian), vierintäjyrsin (Finnish), armure [feminine] (French), Fräser [masculine] (German), Fräskopf [masculine] (German), fresa [feminine] (Italian), червя́чная фреза́ (červjáčnaja frezá) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-hob-en-noun-YJtmLo55 Disambiguation of 'a cutting tool': 99 0 0 0 0 0
  2. (historical) The flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate, where things are put to be kept warm. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-hob-en-noun-RRja5rd8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 23 14 2 1 24 11 2 4 18 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 18 20 3 1 18 13 3 7 15
  3. (British, 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'. Tags: Australia, British, Ireland, New-Zealand Synonyms (cooking surface): cooktop [Canada, US], stovetop Translations (cooking surface): եփող մակերես (epʿoġ makeres) (Armenian), котло́н (kotlón) [masculine] (Bulgarian), liesi (Finnish), plan de cuisson [masculine] (French), (cooktop) Herdplatte [feminine] (German), (hotplate) Kochfeld [neuter] (German), Kochplatte [feminine] (German), főzőlap (Hungarian), platni (Hungarian), piano cottura [masculine] (Italian), grais [masculine] (Norman), blacha [feminine] (Polish), ва́рочная пане́ль (váročnaja panélʹ) [feminine] (Russian), placa de cocción [feminine] (Spanish), encimera de cocina (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-hob-en-noun-qKiKVFQD Categories (other): Australian English, British English, Irish English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 23 14 2 1 24 11 2 4 18 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 18 20 3 1 18 13 3 7 15 Disambiguation of 'cooking surface': 6 9 76 3 5 1 Disambiguation of 'cooking surface': 6 9 76 3 5 1
  4. A rounded peg used as a target in several games, especially in quoits. Translations (A rounded peg used as a target in several games, especially in quoits): гвоздь (gvozdʹ) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-hob-en-noun-sddpCwHF Disambiguation of 'A rounded peg used as a target in several games, especially in quoits': 5 1 3 89 1 1
  5. A male ferret. Categories (lifeform): Male animals Translations (A male ferret): hím vadászgörény (Hungarian), furetto [masculine] (Italian), хорёк (xorjók) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-hob-en-noun-HODrJ0qA Disambiguation of Male animals: 1 9 7 2 31 12 9 21 2 8 Disambiguation of 'A male ferret': 1 1 0 1 97 0
  6. The hub of a wheel.
    Sense id: en-hob-en-noun-piZFHrko Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 23 14 2 1 24 11 2 4 18 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 18 20 3 1 18 13 3 7 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /hɑb/ [General-American], /hɒb/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: EN-AU ck1 hob.ogg [Australia] Forms: hobs [plural]
enPR: hŏb Rhymes: -ɒb Etymology: From Middle English Hob (a diminutive of Robin, an Old French [Term?] diminutive of Robert), through its connection with Robin Goodfellow and (later) the devil. Compare hobgoblin; see robin. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|Hob}} Middle English Hob, {{m|fro|Robin}} Robin, {{der|en|fro}} Old French [Term?], {{m|en|Robert}} Robert, {{m|en|hobgoblin}} hobgoblin, {{m|en|robin}} robin Head templates: {{en-noun}} hob (plural hobs)
  1. (obsolete) A fairy; a sprite; an elf; a bogey. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Mythological creatures Synonyms (supernatural creature): goblin (english: hostile)
    Sense id: en-hob-en-noun-0pO9yGSJ Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 3 10 9 5 4 8 40 7 4 8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 23 14 2 1 24 11 2 4 18 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 18 20 3 1 18 13 3 7 15 Disambiguation of 'supernatural creature': 84 16
  2. (obsolete) A countryman; a rustic or yokel. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-hob-en-noun-C9Q~kWL1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: play hob with, raise hob
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /hɑb/ [General-American], /hɒb/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: EN-AU ck1 hob.ogg [Australia] Forms: hobs [present, singular, third-person], hobbing [participle, present], hobbed [participle, past], hobbed [past]
enPR: hŏb Rhymes: -ɒb Etymology: Related to hub, but the ultimate origin of both words is obscure. Etymology templates: {{m|en|hub}} hub Head templates: {{en-verb}} hob (third-person singular simple present hobs, present participle hobbing, simple past and past participle hobbed)
  1. (transitive) To create (a gear) by cutting with a hob. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-hob-en-verb-Dd7~Eyby
  2. (intransitive) To engage in the process of cutting gears with a hob. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-hob-en-verb-Z-Qkx1Nn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 23 14 2 1 24 11 2 4 18 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 18 20 3 1 18 13 3 7 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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