[hob] 
noun, verb, hobbed, hob⋅bing.| 1. | a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm. |
| 2. | a rounded peg or pin used as a target in quoits and similar games. |
| 3. | a game in which such a peg is used. |
| 4. | Machinery. a milling cutter for gear and sprocket teeth, splines, threads, etc., having helically arranged teeth and fed across the work as the work is rotated. |
| 5. | Machinery. to cut with a hob. |
