hob UK /hɒb/US /hɑb/noun 8verb 2forms 3phrases 1 noun8 •(UK, Commonwealth) The top cooking surface on a cooker. It typically comprises several cooking elements (often four), usually called rings.And the first sound in the house was the bang, bang of the poker against the raker, as Morel smashed the remainder of the coal to make the kettle, which was filled and left on the hob, finally boil. — 1913 •(historical) The flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate, where things are put to be kept warm. •A kind of cutting tool, used to cut the teeth of a gear. •A male ferret. •A rounded peg used as a target in several games, especially in quoits. •The hub of a wheel.August 31 1776, George Washington, letter to the President of Congress the wheels of the carriages sinking up to the hobs rendered it impossible for our whole force to drag them. •(no longer used) A fairy; a sprite; an elf; a bogey.From elves, hobs, and fairies, […] Defend us, good Heaven! — 1610 •(no longer used) A countryman; a rustic or yokel.More fitter for the Country Hobs. — 1682 verb2 •To create (a gear) by cutting with a hob. •To engage in the process of cutting gears with a hob. formshobbed · hobbing · hobs Phrases with hob play hob withmess with, cause trouble for
