Noun | Domestic Object
Encyclopedia of British Slang
HOB
Noun | Neutral | Domestic Object
HOB Pronunciation: /h?b/ Part of Speech: Noun Severity Level: Neutral Category: Domestic Object
Core Definition
Hob means:
Stove top
Cooking surface
Linguistic Origins
Old English roots referring to a shelf or ledge.
Now central to British kitchen vocabulary.
Usage Contexts
Cooking:
On the hob.
It signals domestic life.
Final Assessment
Hob captures everyday culinary space.
Plainly.
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Alan Nafzger was born in Lubbock, Texas, the son Swiss immigrants. He grew up on a dairy in Windthorst, north central Texas. He earned degrees from Midwestern State University (B.A. 1985) and Texas State University (M.A. 1987). University College Dublin (Ph.D. 1991). Dr. Nafzger has entertained and educated young people in Texas colleges for 37 years. Nafzger is best known for his dark novels and experimental screenwriting. His best know scripts to date are Lenin’s Body, produced in Russia by A-Media and Sea and Sky produced in The Philippines in the Tagalog language. In 1986, Nafzger wrote the iconic feminist western novel, Gina of Quitaque. Contact: editor@prat.uk
