~ 1
■ noun
1》 Brit. a cooking appliance, or the flat top part of a cooker, with hotplates or burners.
↘a flat metal shelf at the side of a fireplace, used for heating pans.
2》 a machine tool for cutting gears or screw threads.
3》 a peg or pin used as a mark in throwing games.
Origin
C16 (in sense 3): alt. of hub .
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~ 2
■ noun
1》 a male ferret. Compare with gill 4 .
2》 archaic or dialect a ~goblin.
Phrases
play (or raise ) ~ N. Amer. cause mischief.
Origin
ME (in the sense 'country fellow'): familiar form of Rob , short for Robin or Robert .