HOB

noun a countryman; a rustic; a clown.

2. hob ·add. ·noun the male ferret.

3. hob ·noun a fairy; a sprite; an elf.

4. hob ·noun the hub of a wheel. ·see hub.

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

6. 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.

7. 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.