| 单词 | hob |
| 释义 | hob hob1 —hobber, n. /hob/, n. , v. , hobbed, hobbing. n. 1. a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm. 2. a rounded peg or pin used as a target in quoits and similar games. 3. a game in which such a peg is used. 4. Mach. a milling cutter for gear and sprocket teeth, splines, threads, etc., having helically arranged teeth and fed across the work as the work is rotated. v.t. , v.i. 5. Mach. to cut with a hob. [1505-15; var. of obs. hub hob (in a fireplace); perh. identical with HUB] hob2 —hoblike, adj. /hob/, n. 1. a hobgoblin or elf. 2. play hob with, to do mischief or harm to: The child played hob with my radio, and now it won't work at all. 3. raise hob, to cause a destructive commotion; behave disruptively: They raised such hob with their antagonistic questions that the meeting broke up. [1275-1325; ME, special use of Hob, for ROBERT or ROBIN] |
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