hob

A kind of cutting tool, used to cut the teeth of a gear.

The flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate, where things are put to be kept warm.

The top cooking surface on a cooker; a cooktop. It typically comprises several cooking elements (often four), also known as 'rings'.

A rounded peg used as a target in several games, especially in quoits.

A male ferret.

The hub of a wheel.

To create (a gear) by cutting with a hob.

To engage in the process of cutting gears with a hob.

A fairy; a sprite; an elf; a bogey.

A countryman; a rustic or yokel.