hob
hob is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate, where things are put to be kept warm. Smart.
- 2.(Mech.) A threaded and fluted hardened steel cutter, resembling a tap, used in a lathe for forming the teeth of screw chasers, worm wheels, etc.
- 3.A fairy; a sprite; an elf. [Obs.] From elves, hobs, and fairies, . . . Defend us, good Heaven ! Beau. & FL.
- 4.A countryman; a rustic; a clown. [Obs.] Nares.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- air
- alembic
- all
- amusement
- and
- andiron
- anniversary
- arch
- area
- artillery
- athanor
- backlog
- bakehouse
- bath
- boiler
- bonfire
- brasier
- burner
- caboose
- caldron
- calf
- camboose
- celebrate
- celebrated
- celebration
- central
- ceremony
- chair
- chamber
- china
- coal
- combustion
- comes
- commemorate
- commemoration
- commemorative
- conservatory
- convective
- coronation
- cracker
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is hob.
- What is the flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate, where things are put to be kept warm. Smart called?
- What is a threaded and fluted hardened steel cutter, resembling a tap, used in a lathe for forming the teeth of screw chasers, worm wheels, etc called?
- What is a fairy; a sprite; an elf. [Obs.] From elves, hobs, and fairies, . . . Defend us, good Heaven ! Beau. & FL called?
- What is a countryman; a rustic; a clown. [Obs.] Nares called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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