Hob Explained

Hob, HOB or Hobs may refer to:

Businesses and organizations

• Heart of Brooklyn, a tourism-related non-profit organization in New York City
• HOB GmbH & Co KG, an international computer company
• Hobs Reprographics, a British printer
• Hemne Orkladal Billag, a defunct Norwegian transport company
• House of Blues, a chain of music halls and restaurants

People

• Hob Broun (1950–1987), American author
• Hob Bryan (born 1952), American politician
• Hob Hiller (1893–1956), American Major League Baseball player

Fictional characters

• Hob Gadling, in The Sandman comic book series by Neil Gaiman
• Hob, a robot-like creature in the webcomic Dresden Codak
• Hob, in RoboCop 2

Codes

• hob, ISO 639-3 code for the Mari language (Madang Province) of Papua New Guinea
• HOB, station code for Hoboken Terminal, New Jersey, United States
• HOB, IATA code for Lea County Regional Airport, New Mexico, United States
• HOB, UK code for HM Prison High Down, Surrey

Other uses

• Gear hob, a tool used in gear-making
• A male ferret
• A stake used as a target in the game of quoits
• Hob (folklore), a household spirit in Northern England, see also Hobgoblin
• Hob or Old Hob, a nickname for the Devil
• Hob (hearth), a projection, shelf, grate or bench for holding food or utensils
• Cooktop, the top cooking surface on a kitchen stove
• Hob (unit), a Korean unit of volume equal to about 180 ml
• Hob (video game), an action-adventure game
• Hoboken-Verzeichnis, abbreviated "Hob.", the catalogue of the compositions of Joseph Haydn
• Hob, 2004 debut album of Egyptian singer Tamer Hosny
• House Office Building, where members of the United States House of Representatives work
• A nail on the sole of a hobnailed boot
• House of Balloons, 2011 mixtape by the Weeknd
  • House of Balloons / Glass Table Girls, title track from the mixtape by the Weeknd

See also

• • • Hobb (disambiguation)
• Hobbe (disambiguation)
• Hobbes (disambiguation)
• Hobbs (disambiguation)