
1) An unneutered male ferret 2) Cooker part 3) Cooker top 4) Device for warming a kettle 5) English folklore 6) Evil spirit 7) Exclusively Anglo word 8) Exclusively Saxon word 9) Fireplace area 10) Fireplace food-warming shelf 11) Fireplace ledge 12) Fireplace shelf 13) Fireplace shell 14) Fireside shelf
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1) Brownie 2) Cooker 3) Elf 4) Goblin 5) Gremlin 6) Hobgoblin 7) Imp 8) Leprechaun 9) Oven 10) Pixie 11) Sandman
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metal insert in a fireplace where the kettle could be kept warm.
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[folklore] A hob is a type of small mythological household spirit found in the north and midlands of England, but especially on the Anglo-Scottish border, according to traditional folklore of those regions. They could live inside the house or outdoors. They are said to work in farmyards and thus could be helpful, however if offended they co...
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[hearth] In a kitchen the hob is a projection, shelf, grate or bench for holding food or utensils at the back or side of a hearth (fireplace) to keep them warm, or an internal chimney-corner. In modern British English usage, the word refers to a cooktop or hotplate, as distinguished from an oven. Image:BurgBoetzelaer06.jpg | A fireplace in ...
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• (n.) A threaded and fluted hardened steel cutter, resembling a tap, used in a lathe for forming the teeth of screw chasers, worm wheels, etc. • (n.) A countryman; a rustic; a clown. • (n.) A fairy; a sprite; an elf. • (n.) The flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate, where things are put to be kept warm. &bul...
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A male ferret. (Technically ferret must be intact, otherwise it is referred to as a gib)
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(from the article `machine tool`) Gear-hobbing machines use a rotating, multiple-tooth cutting tool called a hob for generating teeth on spur gears, worm gears, helical gears, ...
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an unneutered male ferret.
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1. The hub of a wheel. See Hub. ... 2. The flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate, where things are put to be kept warm. ... 3. <mechanics> A threaded and fluted hardened steel cutter, resembling a tap, used in a lathe for forming the teeth of screw chasers, worm wheels, etc. ... Origin: Prob. Akin to hump. Cf. Hub. ... Sou...
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Hob noun [ Prob. akin to
hump . Confer
Hub . ]
1. The hub of a wheel. See
Hub .
Washington. 2. The flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate, where things are put to be kept warm.
Smart. 3. (Mech.) A threaded and flu...
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A hob was formerly a chimney-corner used for keeping items warm, particularly beer.
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Head of bed--usually followed by degrees
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[
n] - a hard steel edge tool used to cut gears 2. [n] - a shelf beside an open fire where something can be kept warm 3. [v] - cut with a hob
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A cylindrical cutting tool shaped like a worm thread and used in industry to cut gears.
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[Wuthering Heights] shelf in the side of a fireplace where an item can be kept warm.
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A master model in hardened steel used to sink the shape of a mold into a steel block.
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A cylindrical cutting tool shaped like a worm thread and used in industry to cut gears. See also: Gear Design, Hobbing.
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noun a shelf beside an open fire where something can be kept warm
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Whole male ferret able to breed. V-Hob - Hob able to breed but fully sterile. Gib - neutered male unable to breed
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