1.  hob(n = noun.person) goblin, hobgoblin - (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings;
is a kind of evil spirit

2.  hob(n = noun.person) brownie, elf, gremlin, imp, pixie, pixy - (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous;
is a kind of faerie, faery, fairy, fay, sprite
has particulars: leprechaun, sandman

3.  hob(n = noun.artifact) - a hard steel edge tool used to cut gears;
is a kind of edge tool
Derived form verb hob₁

4.  hob(n = noun.artifact) - a shelf beside an open fire where something can be kept warm;
is a kind of shelf

   hob(v = verb.contact) - cut with a hob;
is one way to cut
Derived form noun hob₃
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

1.  The hub of a wheel. See Hub. Washington. [1913 Webster]

2.  The flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate, where things are put to be kept warm. Smart. [1913 Webster]

3.  A threaded and fluted hardened steel cutter, resembling a tap, used in a lathe for forming the teeth of screw chasers, worm wheels, etc. [1913 Webster]

4.  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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

1.  A fairy; a sprite; an elf. [1913 Webster]
"From elves, hobs, and fairies, . . .
Defend us, good Heaven !" [1913 Webster]

2.  A countryman; a rustic; a clown. Nares.

   The male ferret. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

hob, n.
1 a a flat heating surface for a pan on a cooker. b a flat metal shelf at the side of a fireplace, having its surface level with the top of the grate, used esp. for heating a pan etc.
2 a tool used for cutting gear-teeth etc.
3 a peg or pin used as a mark in quoits etc.
4 = HOBNAIL.

hob, n.
1 a male ferret.
2 a hobgoblin.

Idiom:
play (or raise) hob US cause mischief.

Etymology:
ME, familiar form of Rob, short for Robin or Robert

N  support, ground, foundation, base, basis, terra firma, bearing, fulcrum, bait, caudex crib, point d'appui, pou sto, purchase footing, hold, locus standi, landing place, landing stage, stage, platform, block, rest, resting place, groundwork, substratum, riprap, sustentation, subvention, floor, supporter, aid, prop, stand, anvil, fulciment, cue rest, jigger, monkey, stay, shore, skid, rib, truss, bandage, sleeper, stirrup, stilts, shoe, sole, heel, splint, lap, bar, rod, boom, sprit, outrigger, ratlings, staff, stick, crutch, alpenstock, baton, staddle, bourdon, cowlstaff, lathi, mahlstick, post, pillar, shaft, thill, column, pilaster, pediment, pedicle, pedestal, plinth, shank, leg, socle, zocle, buttress, jamb, mullion, abutment, baluster, banister, stanchion, balustrade, headstone, upright, door post, jamb, door jamb, frame, framework, scaffold, skeleton, beam, rafter, girder, lintel, joist, travis, trave, corner stone, summer, transom, rung, round, step, sill, angle rafter, hip rafter, cantilever, modillion, crown post, king post, vertebra, columella, backbone, keystone, axle, axletree, axis, arch, mainstay, trunnion, pivot, rowlock, peg, tiebeam, thole pin, board, ledge, shelf, hob, bracket, trevet, trivet, arbor, rack, mantel, mantle piece, mantleshelf, slab, console, counter, dresser, flange, corbel, table, trestle, shoulder, perch, horse, easel, desk, clotheshorse, hatrack, retable, teapoy, seat, throne, dais, divan, musnud, chair, bench, form, stool, sofa, settee, stall, arm chair, easy chair, elbow chair, rocking chair, couch, fauteuil, woolsack, ottoman, settle, squab, bench, aparejo, faldstool, horn, long chair, long sleeve chair, morris chair, lamba chauki, lamba kursi, saddle, pannel, pillion, side saddle, pack saddle, pommel, bed, berth, pallet, tester, crib, cot, hammock, shakedown, trucklebed, cradle, litter, stretcher, bedstead, four poster, French bed, bunk, kip, palang, bedding, bichhona, mattress, paillasse, pillow, bolster, mat, rug, cushion, footstool, hassock, tabouret, tripod, monopod, Atlas, Persides, Atlantes, Caryatides, Hercules, supporting, supported, fundamental, dorsigerous, astride on, straddle.

N  furnace, stove, kiln, oven, cracker, hearth, focus, combustion chamber, athanor, hypocaust, reverberatory, volcano, forge, fiery furnace, limekiln, Dutch oven, tuyere, brasier, salamander, heater, warming pan, boiler, caldron, seething caldron, pot, urn, kettle, chafing-dish, retort, crucible, alembic, still, waffle irons, muffle furnace, induction furnace, electric heater, electric furnace, electric resistance heat, open-hearth furnace, fireplace, gas fireplace, coal fire, wood fire, fire-dog, fire- irons, grate, range, kitchener, caboose, camboose, poker, tongs, shovel, ashpan, hob, trivet, andiron, gridiron, ashdrop, frying-pan, stew-pan, backlog, hearth, inglenook, oil burner, gas burner, Franklin stove, pot-bellied stove, wood-burning stove, central heating, steam heat, hot water heat, gas heat, forced hot air, electric heat, heat pump, solar heat, convective heat, hothouse, bakehouse, washhouse, laundry, conservatory, sudatory, Turkish bath, Russian bath, vapor bath, steam bath, sauna, warm bath, vaporarium.