hob vs puck

hob

noun
  • A rounded peg used as a target in several games, especially in quoits. 

  • A kind of cutting tool, used to cut the teeth of a gear. 

  • A male ferret. 

  • The top cooking surface on a cooker; a cooktop. It typically comprises several cooking elements (often four), also known as 'rings'. 

  • The flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate, where things are put to be kept warm. 

  • The hub of a wheel. 

verb
  • To engage in the process of cutting gears with a hob. 

  • To create (a gear) by cutting with a hob. 

puck

noun
  • A hard rubber disc; any other flat disc meant to be hit across a flat surface in a game. 

  • billy goat 

  • A pointing device with a crosshair. 

  • A body position between the pike and tuck positions, with knees slightly bent and folded in; open tuck. 

  • A penalty shot. 

  • An object shaped like a puck. 

verb
  • To hit, strike. 

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