Hob

Hob or Hobs may refer to:

Businesses and organizations

  • Heart of Brooklyn, a tourism-related non-profit organization in New York City
  • HOB GmbH & Co KG, an international computer company
  • Hobs Reprographics, a British printer
  • Hemne og Orkladal Billag, a Norwegian transport company
  • House of Blues, a chain of music halls and restaurants
  • People

  • Hob Broun (1950–1987), American author
  • Hob Bryan (born 1952), American politician
  • Hob Hiller (1893–1956), American baseball player
  • Fictional characters

  • Hob Gadling, a character from the The Sandman comic book series by Neil Gaiman
  • Hob, a robot-like creature in the webcomic Dresden Codak
  • Codes

  • hob, ISO 639-3 code for the Mari language (Madang Province) of Papua New Guinea
  • HOB, station code for Hoboken Terminal, New Jersey, United States
  • HOB, IATA code for Lea County Regional Airport, New Mexico, United States
  • Other uses

  • Hob (folklore), a household spirit in Northern England
  • Hob (hearth), a projection, shelf, grate or bench for holding food or utensils
  • Hob (folklore)

    A hob is a type of small mythological household spirit found in the north and midlands of England, but especially on the Anglo-Scottish border, according to traditional folklore of those regions. They could live inside the house or outdoors. They are said to work in farmyards and thus could be helpful, however if offended they could become nuisances. The usual way to dispose of a hob was to give them a set of new clothing, the receiving of which would make the creature leave forever. It could however be impossible to get rid of the worst hobs.

    Etymology

    "Hob" is simply a rustic name for the countryside goblin, "a piece of rude familiarity to cover up uncertainty or fear". "Hob" is generally explained as a nickname for "Robert". "Hob" is sometimes a generic term given to a goblin, bogle or brownie.

    Folklore

    Hobs have been described as small, hairy, wizened men. In northern Britain the hob was viewed as a kind but mischievous spirit, helpful to local people in need of healing. A famous hob called the hobthrust lived near Runswick Bay in a hobhole, and was said to be able to cure whooping cough.

    Hob (hearth)

    In a kitchen the hob is a projection, shelf, grate or bench for holding food or utensils at the back or side of a hearth (fireplace) to keep them warm, or an internal chimney-corner. In modern British English usage, the word refers to a cooktop or hotplate, as distinguished from an oven.

  • Hearths and hobs
  • A fireplace in a German castle showing a brick hob.

  • A fireplace in a German castle showing a brick hob.

  • Hearth and hob in a traditional Slovenian kitchen.

  • Hearth and hob in a traditional Slovenian kitchen.

  • Reconstructed hearth and hob in the Fuggerei.

  • Reconstructed hearth and hob in the Fuggerei.

  • Colonial kitchen with a pitcher on the hob.

  • Colonial kitchen with a pitcher on the hob.

  • A cooktop is called a hob in modern British English.

  • A cooktop is called a hob in modern British English.

    Etymology

    The word is a noun meaning approximately "holder", derived from the Old English verb habban "to have, hold". The word hub "support of a disk or wheel" is apparently from the same source.

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