Hobbed vs Mobbed - What's the difference?
hobbed | mobbed |
(hob)
A kind of cutting tool, used to cut the teeth of a gear.
(obsolete) The flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate, where things are put to be kept warm.
(British) The top cooking surface on a cooker. It typically comprises several cooking elements (often four), also known as 'rings'.
*1913 , Lawrence, Sons and Lovers,
*:And the first sound in the house was the bang, bang of the poker against the raker, as Morel smashed the remainder of the coal to make the kettle, which was filled and left on the hob , finally boil.
A rounded peg used as a target in several games, especially in quoits
A male ferret.
The hub of a wheel.
To create (a gear) by cutting with a hob.
To engage in the process of cutting gears with a hob.
(label) a fairy; a sprite; an elf
(label) a countryman; a rustic or yokel
(mob)
An unruly group of people.
*(James Madison), Jr. (1751-1836)
*:Had every Athenian citizen been a Socrates, every Athenian assembly would still have been a mob .
A commonly used collective noun for animals such as horses or cattle.
The Mafia, or a similar group that engages in organized crime (preceded by the ).
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*:The Bat—they called him the Bat.. He'd never been in stir, the bulls had never mugged him, he didn't run with a mob , he played a lone hand, and fenced his stuff so that even the fence couldn't swear he knew his face.
*1986 , (Paul Chadwick), Concrete: Under the Desert Stars , Dark Horse Books
*:What if it is a mob killing? They can’t hurt me, but …
(lb) A non-player character that exists to be fought or killed to further the progression of the story or game.
*2002 , "Wolfie", Re: Whoa - massive changes due in next patch'' (on newsgroup ''alt.games.everquest )
*:You can't win with small, balanced groups. You have to zerg the mob with a high number of players.
(lb) The lower classes of a community; the rabble.
*(Joseph Addison) (1672–1719)
*:A cluster of mob were making themselves merry with their betters.
(lb) A cohesive group of people.
*2011 March 10, Allan Clarke,
*:There’s nothing like local knowledge and after thousands of years living here the Noongar mob understand this land better than anyone, so it makes sense for them to tap into the lucrative tourism industry.
To crowd around (someone), often with hostility.
To crowd into or around a place.
(video games) The act of a player aggroing enemies so they follow them and gather, forming a mob of foes. (rfex)
(obsolete) A promiscuous woman; a harlot or wench; a prostitute.
A mob cap.
To wrap up in, or cover with, a cowl.
As verbs the difference between hobbed and mobbed
is that hobbed is (hob) while mobbed is (mob).hobbed
English
Verb
(head)hob
English
Etymology 1
Noun
(en noun)- (Smart)
- (Washington)
Synonyms
* (cooking surface) cooktop, stovetop, range (US)Verb
(hobb) (Gear cutting) (Hobbing)Etymology 2
From (etyl) (Hob) (a diminutive of (Robin), an (etyl) diminutive of (Robert)), through its connection with Robin Goodfellow and (later) the devil. Compare (hobgoblin); see (robin).Noun
(en noun)- From elves, hobs , and fairies, Defend us, good Heaven! — Beaumont and Fletcher.
- (Nares)
Derived terms
* play hob with, raise hobReferences
*Anagrams
* ----mobbed
English
Verb
(head)Anagrams
*mob
English
Etymology 1
(etyl), short for mobile, from (etyl) . The video-gaming sense originates from English mobile, used by (Richard Bartle) for objects capable of movement in an early MUD.Noun
(en noun)W.A. through Noongar eyes
Derived terms
* flash mob * lynch mob * meal mob * mob rule * mob-handed * mobber * mobbish * mobbist * mobbism * moblike * mobmobile * mobocracy * mobster * vote mobSynonyms
* (mafia) mafia, MafiaVerb
(mobb)- The fans mobbed a well-dressed couple who resembled their idols.
- The shoppers mobbed the store on the first day of the sale.
Etymology 2
Alteration of (mab).Noun
(en noun)- (Goldsmith)