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Hob
01
a flat metal surface such as a shelf by the side of an open fire used for heating pans
Dialect
British
British
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
hobs
02
a hard steel edge tool used to cut gears
03
(folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
04
(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
05
a male ferret that has been neutered, and the term is also used to refer to an adult male ferret that has not been neutered
to hob
01
cut with a hob
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
hob
3rd person singular
hobs
Present participle
hobbing
Past simple
hobbed
Past participle
hobbed
