hob
noun/hɒb/
/hɑːb/
- (British English) (North American English stovetopthe top part of a cooker where food is cooked in pans; a similar surface that is built into a kitchen unit and is separate from the oven/ˈstəʊvtɒp//ˈstəʊvtɑːp/)
- an electric/a gas hob
- a ceramic hob
- A pan of soup was simmering on the hob.
- The wok can be used on both gas or electric hobs.
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- a metal shelf at the side of a fire, used in the past for heating pans, etc. on
Word Originlate 16th cent. (originally referring to a peg or pin used in throwing games): alteration of hub. Sense (2), ‘metal shelf by a fireplace’, dates from the late 17th cent.
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