Hob Very Common

(folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings

"The old lighthouse keeper warned us never to whistle near the cliffs, claiming it would summon a hob to steal our boots and leave us stranded."

(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous

"The children swore they saw a hob hiding in the old oak tree, laughing at their attempts to catch it."

a hard steel edge tool used to cut gears

"The machinist carefully positioned the hob against the blank before engaging it to cut the new gear teeth."

a shelf beside an open fire where something can be kept warm

"She placed the warming dish on the hob to keep it hot until dinner was ready."

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

"The children laughed when their grandmother told them she saw a tiny hob dancing in the garden moonlight."

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

cut with a hob

"The baker used a sharp metal tool to quickly chop the top of each loaf of bread before slicing it into pieces."

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

"The machinist carefully set up the tool to hob the new spur gears for the transmission assembly."

A nickname for Robin or Robert

"The old family photo album was filled with pictures of my great-grandfather, who everyone knew simply as Hob."