Bible Dictionaries
Hob

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A peg, pin, or mark used as a target in some games, as an iron pin in quoits; also, a game in which such a target is used.

(2):

(n.) The male ferret.

(3):

(n.) The hub of a wheel. See Hub.

(4):

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

(5):

(n.) A fairy; a sprite; an elf.

(6):

(n.) A countryman; a rustic; a clown.

(7):

(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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Hob'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​h/hob.html. 1828.