Hob

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A countryman; a rustic; a clown.

II. Hob ·add. ·noun The male ferret.

III. Hob ·noun A fairy; a sprite; an Elf.

IV. Hob ·noun The hub of a wheel. ·see Hub.

V. Hob ·noun The flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate, where things are put to be kept warm.

VI. Hob ·noun A threaded and fluted hardened steel cutter, resembling a tap, used in a lathe for forming the teeth of screw chasers, worm wheels, ·etc.

VII. Hob ·add. ·noun 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's Dictionary of the English Language

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