(obsolete) A nickname for Robin or Robert / (archaic) A nickname for Robin Goodfellow, Puck; (later) the devil / A surname originating as a patronymic.

A kind of cutting tool, used to cut the teeth of a gear. / (historical) The flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate, where things are put to be kept warm.

(transitive) To create (a gear) by cutting with a hob. / (intransitive) To engage in the process of cutting gears with a hob.

(obsolete) A fairy; a sprite; an elf; a bogey. / (obsolete) A countryman; a rustic or yokel.

simple past tense and past participle of hob

plural of hob

present participle of hob

Alternative spelling of hobnailed

Alternative form of hobnob

Alternative form of hobnob