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Entry 7 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Hob

/hŏb/ · IPA /hɑb/
01 n. The hub of a wheel. See Hub.
  1. 1.
    The hub of a wheel. See Hub. See: Hub
  2. 2.
    The flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate, where things are put to be kept warm.
  3. 3.
    A threaded and fluted hardened steel cutter, resembling a tap, used in a lathe for forming the teeth of screw chasers, worm wheels, etc.(Mech.)
  4. 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.
02 n. A fairy; a sprite; an elf.
  1. 1.
    A fairy; a sprite; an elf.[Obs.]
    “From elves, hobs, and fairies, . . . Defend us, good Heaven !” — Beau. & FL.
  2. 2.
    A countryman; a rustic; a clown.[Obs.]
03 n. The male ferret.
  1. 1.
    The male ferret.(Zool.)