Hob

Hob

Hob or HOB may refer to:

* Hob: a household spirit in Northern England
* A generic term for various Dwarf-like and Elf-like magical creatures in Germanic folklore
* A devil
* The top cooking surface on a stove
* A male ferret
* A tool used in hobbing, or gear-making
* A robot-like creature in the webcomic "Dresden Codak"
* A stake used as a target in the game of quoits
* Hobnail
* HOB GmbH & Co. KG, an international computer company

Acronyms and codes

* Hoboken-Verzeichnis, the catalogue of the compositions of Joseph Haydn
* House of Blues, a chain of music halls and restaurants
* Hemne og Orkladal Billag, a Norwegian transport company
* House Office Building, where members of the United States House of Representatives work
* Head of bed, which may be elevated or depressed to parallel level depending on patient condition or patient's liking
* Lea County Regional Airport in Hobbs, New Mexico (IATA Code: HOB)
* High Off Boresite (or HOBS), certain air-to-air missile capability

People with the given name Hob

* Hob Gadling, a fictional character from the "Sandman" comic book series by Neil Gaiman


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  • hob — hob·ba·de·hoy; hob·ber; hob·bil; hob·bism; hob·ble·de·hoy; hob·ble·shew; hob·ble·te·hoy; hob·bling·ly; hob·bly; hob·by·ist; hob; hob·son job·son; hob·son s; hob·thrush; hob·bist; hob·ble; hob·bler; hob·by; hob·nob; hob·ba·dy·hoy; hob·ber·de·hoy;… …   English syllables

  • Hob — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. HOB, sigle composé des trois lettres H, O et B, peut faire référence à : Aéroport du Comté de Lea, situé à Hobbs, au Nouveau Mexique aux États Unis,… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • HOB — bezeichnet: Herrenoberbekleidung House of Boys, eine Bordellform Hob bzw. Hob. bezeichnet: das Hoboken Verzeichnis der Werke von Joseph Haydn Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unte …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Hob — bezeichnet Herrenoberbekleidung House of Boys, eine Bordellform ein Softwareunternehmen in der Unternehmensgruppe Brandstätter Hob bzw. Hob. bezeichnet das Hoboken Verzeichnis der Werke von Joseph Haydn …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • hob — → heben * * * hob: ↑ heben. * * * hob: ↑heben …   Universal-Lexikon

  • hob — hob1 [häb] n. [? var. of HUB] 1. a projecting ledge at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping a kettle, saucepan, etc. warm 2. a peg used as a target in quoits, etc. 3. a device for cutting teeth in a gear blank, etc. hob2 [häb] n. [ME …   English World dictionary

  • Hob — Hob, n. (Zo[ o]l.) The male ferret. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hob — Hob, n. [Prob. akin to hump. Cf. {Hub}. ] [1913 Webster] 1. The hub of a wheel. See {Hub}. Washington. [1913 Webster] 2. The flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate, where things are put to be kept warm. Smart. [1913 Webster] 3 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hob — Hob, n. [Orig. an abbrev. of Robin, Robert; Robin Goodfellow a celebrated fairy, or domestic spirit. Cf. {Hobgoblin}, and see {Robin}.] 1. A fairy; a sprite; an elf. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] From elves, hobs, and fairies, . . . Defend us, good… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hob. — Hob. 〈Abk. für〉 Hobokenverzeichnis * * * Hob.,   Hoboken, Anthony van …   Universal-Lexikon

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