HOB


Meaning of HOB in English

hob 1

— hobber , n.

/hob/ , n. , v. , hobbed, hobbing .

n.

1. a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm.

2. a rounded peg or pin used as a target in quoits and similar games.

3. a game in which such a peg is used.

4. Mach. a milling cutter for gear and sprocket teeth, splines, threads, etc., having helically arranged teeth and fed across the work as the work is rotated.

v.t. , v.i.

5. Mach. to cut with a hob.

[ 1505-15; var. of obs. hub hob (in a fireplace); perh. identical with HUB ]

hob 2

— hoblike , adj.

/hob/ , n.

1. a hobgoblin or elf.

2. play hob with , to do mischief or harm to: The child played hob with my radio, and now it won't work at all.

3. raise hob , to cause a destructive commotion; behave disruptively: They raised such hob with their antagonistic questions that the meeting broke up.

[ 1275-1325; ME, special use of Hob, for ROBERT or ROBIN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .