hob
noun
[ hɒb ]
• a cooking appliance, or the flat top part of a cooker, with hotplates or burners.
• a machine tool used for cutting gears or screw threads.
• a peg or pin used as a mark in throwing games.
Origin:
late 16th century (in hob1 (sense 3 of the noun)): alteration of hub. hob1 (sense 1 of the noun), ‘metal shelf by a fireplace’, dates from the late 17th century.
hob
noun
• a male ferret.
• a sprite or hobgoblin.
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘country fellow’): pet form of Rob, short for Robin or Robert, often referring specifically to Robin Goodfellow.
play hob
• cause mischief.
