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hob
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hob 1  (hb)
n.
1. A shelf or projection at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food or utensils warm.
2. A tool used for cutting the teeth of machine parts, as of a gearwheel.

[Origin unknown.]

hob 2  (hb)
n.
1. Chiefly British A hobgoblin, sprite, or elf.
2. Mischievous behavior.

[From Middle English Hob, a nickname for Robert, a nickname for Robert.]

hob
Noun
Brit the flat top part of a cooker, or a separate flat surface, containing hotplates or burners [perhaps from hub]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hobhob - (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
folklore - the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture
evil spirit - a spirit tending to cause harm
2.hobhob - (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
folklore - the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture
faerie, faery, fairy, fay, sprite - a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
leprechaun - a mischievous elf in Irish folklore
sandman - an elf in fairy stories who sprinkles sand in children's eyes to make them sleepy
3.hob - a hard steel edge tool used to cut gears
edge tool - any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge)
4.hob - a shelf beside an open fire where something can be kept warm
shelf - a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects
Verb1.hob - cut with a hob
cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
Translations
hob [hɔb] nquemador m

hob [hɔb] nplaque chauffante

hob [hɔb] nKochmulde f

hob [hɔb] npiastra (con fornelli)

hob
n hob [hob]
the flat framework on top of a cooker, on which pots are placed to be heated A pan of stew was simmering on the hob. kookplaat شَبَكَة يوضع عليها وعاء الطَّبْخ поставка police nad kamny blus der Kamineinsatz επιφάνεια μαγειρικής κουζίνας encimera, repisa soojendusplaat طاقچه روي اجاق lämpölevy de côté plaque (sur un fourneau) כִּירַיִים घुंडी ploca (štednjaka) platni atas kompor (suðu)hella (mensola interna del focolare) ごとく (냄비 등을 얹는 풍로·레인지 등의) 선반 grotelės [] virsma hob kookplaat (kamin)plate ruszt, krata placa do fogão полка в печи polica nad krbom stranska grelna plošča ringla spishäll, -kant ตะแกรงสำหรับตั้งหม้อบนเตาไฟ ocak rafı 鐵架 конфорка برقی چولہے پر برتن رکھنے کی چپٹی سطح thớt bếp


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