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hob | jill | coordinate terms |

Hob is a coordinate term of jill.


As a proper noun hob

is (label) a nickname for robin or robert.

As a verb jill is

to masturbate.

As a noun jill is

a female ferret or jill can be .

hob

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.
    • (Smart)
  • (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.
    • (Washington)
    Synonyms
    * (cooking surface) cooktop, stovetop, range (US)

    Verb

    (hobb) (Gear cutting) (Hobbing)
  • To create (a gear) by cutting with a hob.
  • To engage in the process of cutting gears with a hob.

    • 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)
  • (label) a fairy; a sprite; an elf
    • From elves, hobs , and fairies, Defend us, good Heaven! — Beaumont and Fletcher.
  • (label) a countryman; a rustic or yokel
    • (Nares)
    Derived terms
    * play hob with, raise hob

    References

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    Anagrams

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    jill

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • .
  • * 1994 , Floyd Skloot, Summer Blue , Story Line Press, ISBN 0934257086, page 98:
    • "Just Jill', I'm afraid." "Would you prefer if it was Gillian?" "Oh, I think so. Gillian sounds so much fancier." "Fancy?" Terrence said. He smiled at her. "Or perhaps it sounds flashy?" "Royal," Richard said. "Flowery," Terrence added. "You could say Gillian was more flowery. That would fit. What about you, Corrie, what does it sound like to you?" "Rich," Corrie glanced at '''Jill'''. "Gillian sounds richer than ' Jill ."
  • Generic use for any female (as Sheila in Australian English), especially paired (since the 15th c., compare Ienken and Iulyan) with the male Jack.
  • * 1590 , , Act V, Scene II:
    • Our wooing doth not end like an old play;
    Jack hath not Jill ; these ladies' courtesy
    Might well have made our sport a comedy.
  • A young woman; a sweetheart; like the variant spelling Gill it was also associated with various assertive uses of the term flirt, as in flirtgigg (used by William Shakespeare for a 'woman of light or loose behavior').
  • A jillstrap: the female counterpart to a jockstrap.

    • Derived terms

    * jillstrap

    References

    * EtymologyOnLine * English diminutives of female given names