hob1
n.
- 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.
- a machine tool for cutting gears or screw threads.
- a peg or pin used as a mark in throwing games.
Etymology
C16 (in sense 3): alt. of hub.
hob2
n.
- a male ferret. Compare with gill4.
- archaic or dialect a hobgoblin.
Phrase
- play
(or raise)
hob
N. Amer. cause mischief.
Etymology
ME (in the sense ‘country fellow’): familiar form of Rob, short for Robin or Robert.