6 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Hob \Hob\, n. [Prob. akin to hump. Cf. {Hub}. ] [1913 Webster] 1. The hub of a wheel. See {Hub}. --Washington. [1913 Webster] 2. The flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate, where things are put to be kept warm. --Smart. [1913 Webster] 3. (Mech.) A threaded and fluted hardened steel cutter, resembling a tap, used in a lathe for forming the teeth of screw chasers, worm wheels, etc. [1913 Webster] 4. A peg, pin, or mark used as a target in some games, as an iron pin in quoits; also, a game in which such a target is used. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Hob \Hob\, n. [Orig. an abbrev. of Robin, Robert; Robin Goodfellow a celebrated fairy, or domestic spirit. Cf. {Hobgoblin}, and see {Robin}.] 1. A fairy; a sprite; an elf. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] From elves, hobs, and fairies, . . . Defend us, good Heaven ! --Beau. & FL. [1913 Webster] 2. A countryman; a rustic; a clown. [Obs.] --Nares. From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Hob \Hob\, n. (Zool.) The male ferret. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Hobanob From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: nave \nave\ (n[=a]v), n. [AS. nafu; akin to D. naaf, G. nabe, OHG. naba, Icel. n["o]f, Dan. nav, Sw. naf, Skr. n[=a]bhi nave and navel: cf. L. umbo boss of a shield. [root]260. Cf. {Navel}.] 1. The block in the center of a wheel, from which the spokes radiate, and through which the axle passes; -- called also {hub} or {hob}. [1913 Webster] 2. The navel. [Obs.] --hak. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: hob n 1: (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings [syn: {goblin}, {hobgoblin}] 2: (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous [syn: {elf}, {gremlin}, {pixie}, {pixy}, {brownie}, {imp}] 3: a hard steel edge tool used to cut gears 4: a shelf beside an open fire where something can be kept warm v : cut with a hob [also: {hobbing}, {hobbed}] From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 59 Moby Thesaurus words for "hob": Ariel, Befind, Corrigan, Finnbeara, Mab, Oberon, Titania, banshee, beam-end, brownie, chimney, chimney corner, cluricaune, corbel, dwarf, elf, fairy, fairy queen, fay, fender, fire screen, fireboard, fireguard, fireplace, fireside, flue, gnome, goblin, gradin, gradino, gremlin, hearth, hearthstone, hobgoblin, hub, imp, ingle, inglenook, ingleside, kobold, ledge, leprechaun, mantel, mantelshelf, ouphe, peri, pixie, pooka, predella, puca, pwca, retable, shelf, shoulder, smokehole, sprite, superaltar, sylph, sylphid
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