What does hob mean?
Hob means A kind of cutting tool, used to cut the teeth of a gear..
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/hɑb/ · noun
A kind of cutting tool, used to cut the teeth of a gear..
They went into a dingy room lined with books and littered with papers, where there was a blazing fire. A kettle steamed upon the hob, and in the midst of the wreck of papers a table shone, with plenty of wine upon it, and brandy, and rum, and sugar, and lemons.
And the first sound in the house was the bang, bang of the poker against the raker, as Morel smashed the remainder of the coal to make the kettle, which was filled and left on the hob, finally boil.
August 31 1776, George Washington, letter to the President of Congress the wheels of the carriages sinking up to the hobs rendered it impossible for our whole force to drag them.
From elves, hobs, and fairies, […] Defend us, good Heaven!
More fitter for the Country Hobs.
Use hob when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hob means A kind of cutting tool, used to cut the teeth of a gear..
Common synonyms include goblin, cooktop, stovetop, range.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
They went into a dingy room lined with books and littered with papers, where there was a blazing fire. A kettle steamed upon the hob, and in the midst of the wreck of papers a table shone, with plenty of wine upon it, and brandy, and rum, and sugar, and lemons.
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