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hob (1)
hob
[
hob
]
(
plural
hobs
)
noun
Definition:
place to keep pans warm:
a small shelf or rack level with the top of the grate of a fireplace on which to set pans to keep them warm
[
Late 17th century. Alteration of
hub
, origin ?
]
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