<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm</li><li>a rounded peg or pin used as a target in quoits and similar games</li><li>a game in which such a peg is used</li><li>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</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to cut with a hob (used with or without object)</li></ul>