| Hob 1. (n.) The hub of a wheel. See Hub. 2. (n.) The flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate, where things are put to be kept warm. 3. (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. 4. (n.) A fairy; a sprite; an elf. 5. (n.) A countryman; a rustic; a clown. Thesaurus Entries Ariel, Befind, Corrigan, Finnbeara, Mab, Oberon, Titania, banshee, beam-end, brownie, chimney, chimney corner, cluricaune, corbel, dwarf, elf, fairy, fairy queen, fay, fender, fire screen, fireboard, fireguard, fireplace, fireside, flue, gnome, goblin, gradin, gradino, gremlin, hearth, hearthstone, hobgoblin, hub, imp, ingle, inglenook, ingleside, kobold, ledge, leprechaun, mantel, mantelshelf, ouphe, peri, pixie, pooka, predella, puca, pwca, retable, shelf, shoulder, smokehole, sprite, superaltar, sylph, sylphid |