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  • noun Plural form of hob.

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Examples

  • He advised that, when I grew up, a motor caravan with hobs would be useful for attracting "all the dollies".

    A charity dinner with Jimmy Savile 2011

  • I have stood, flat-footed between the serving stations, studying the cascades of shrimp on ice, and the hunks of beef bleeding into the chopping-board gutters and the intense Hispanic boys at the omelette hobs begging for orders, and known that nothing good could come from this.

    Buffets are the place where ingredients go to die Jay Rayner 2010

  • GE, which is trialling smart fridges, hobs and washer-driers, quotes a study which suggests that if all US homes were fitted with smart meters, total peak‑time demand would fall by 7%.

    Security 2011

  • March 31, 2010 at 5:30 pm hobs duz lurv dem gurl smoochies

    What Hobbes really does all day - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010

  • Hiring a steam cleaner every few months will save you time and elbow grease Use it to give shower tiles, ovens and hobs a deep clean.

    Homes: Spick and span Interview: Charlotte Abrahams 2010

  • Our oven hob has four rings, like most hobs arranged rectangularly.

    Archive 2010-02-01 Brian Clegg 2010

  • Those massive, cast iron hobs need to be lifted off and washed down, the guards around the flame brightened up, and the whole surface cleared of grease and gravy.

    Induction seduction 2010

  • Our oven hob has four rings, like most hobs arranged rectangularly.

    Instruction books are admissions of failure Brian Clegg 2010

  • The winner receives £1,000-worth of Accolade integrated kitchen products from a range of 70 products across a wide range of sizes and specifications including ovens, hobs, hoods, coffeemakers and microwaves.

    Romance is Dead (especially on August 27) Thatsnews 2008

  • It is his humanist wife, one who cares about suffering, who really starts to make a difference in the lives of the hobs.

    "The Hob Carpet" by Ian R. MacLeod Karen Burnham 2008

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