Hob

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Hob may refer to:

• Hob., an abbreviation for the catalogue of the compositions of Joseph Haydn created by Anthony van Hoboken
• Hob, meaning elf, from Hobbe, a variant of Rob (Hick for Richard, Hodge for Rodger) an abbreviation or alternative form of Robin Goodfellow, an elf in German folklore.
• The Yorkshire hob, a fairy who was typically mean to people in local fairy tales of England
• Hob, the root word for hobble, hobby, hobgoblin, hobyah, hobbit, hoberdidance, hobbididance, and hobbledehoy
• Hob, an old name for the Devil
• Hob, the top cooking surface on a cooker (referred to as a 'stove top' in the United States) in the United Kingdom, Singapore, and other parts of the commonwealth. It typically comprises several cooking elements (often four), also known as 'rings'
• Hob, a male ferret
• Hob, a tool used in making gears, the process is referred to as hobbing.
• Hob, a movement in which a person moves his or her head from side to side repeatedly (also referred to as hobbing)