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hob

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. hob (noun)
  2. hob (noun)
  3. hob (verb)

1hob

noun \ˈhäb\

Definition of HOB

1
dialect English : hobgoblin, elf
2
: mischief, trouble —used with play and raise <always raising hob>

Origin of HOB

Middle English hobbe, from Hobbe, nickname for Robert
First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with HOB

Ab, blob, bob, cob, daub, fob, glob, gob, job, knob, lob, mob, nob, rob, slob, snob, sob, squab, stob, swab, throb, yob

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