hob

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /hɒb/    美 /hɑb/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A kind of cutting tool, used to cut the teeth of a gear.
  2. A fairy; a sprite; an elf; a bogey. obsolete
    — From elves, hobs, and fairies, […] Defend us, good Heaven!
  3. The flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate, where things are put to be kept warm. historical
    — 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.
  4. A countryman; a rustic or yokel. obsolete
    — More fitter for the Country Hobs.
  5. The top cooking surface on a cooker. It typically comprises several cooking elements (often four), usually called rings. Commonwealth,Ireland,UK
    — 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.
  6. A rounded peg used as a target in several games, especially in quoits.
  7. A male ferret.
  8. The hub of a wheel.
    — 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.
动词 v.
  1. To create (a gear) by cutting with a hob. transitive
  2. To engage in the process of cutting gears with a hob. intransitive

词形变化

hobs plural hobs present,singular,third-person hobbing participle,present hobbed participle,past hobbed past hobs plural

词汇关系

近义词
goblin
衍生词
hobless hot as the hobs of Hell hobbish hobbit hobgoblin hoblob hobnail play hob with raise hob

词源

词源 1
Related to hub, but the ultimate origin of both words is obscure.
词源 2
From Middle English Hob (a diminutive of Robin, an Old French [Term?] diminutive of Robert), through its connection with Robin Goodfellow and (later) the devil. Compare hobgoblin; see robin.
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