hobyoudaoicibaDictYouDict[hob 词源字典]
hob: see hub
[hob etymology, hob origin, 英语词源]
hob (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
"side of fireplace," 1670s, alteration of hubbe (1510s), of unknown origin, perhaps somehow related to the first element in hobnail.
Hob (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
"clown, prankster," short for hobgoblin (q.v.). Hence, to play (the) hob "make mischief" (by 1834).