Hob

hob, n. the projecting nave of a wheel: a projection on the side of a fireplace, on which anything may be laid to keep hot: a game in which coins are placed on the end of a short stick at which stones are thrown, those that fall head up going to the thrower—also the round stick used in this game: a hardened threaded steel mandrel used in forming the cutting ends of screw-chasing tools, .— n. Hob′nail , a nail with a thick, strong head, used in horse-shoes, .: a clownish fellow.— v.t. to furnish with hobnails: to trample upon with hobnailed shoes.— adj. Hob′nailed . [Cf. Hub .]