Hobo vs Hob - What's the difference?
hobo | hob |
A homeless, usually penniless person, in some way associated with a life along the rails.
A migratory laborer
(pejorative) A tramp, vagabond; hence bum
To be a hobo, tramp, bum etc.
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
As a proper noun hob is
(label) a nickname for robin or robert.hobo
English
(wikipedia hobo)Noun
(en-noun)Usage notes
* Often used attributively, as if an adjective. For example, "hobo stew", "he was leading a hobo life."Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* hobohemia * hoboism * hobo spider * hobo stoveVerb
(en verb)- Joe idly hoboed''' through half the country till he realized ' hoboing never gets you anywhere in life.
Anagrams
* ----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)