hob1

noun

• 1British a cooking appliance, or the flat top part of a cooker, with hotplates or burners.
• a flat metal shelf at the side of a fireplace, having its surface level with the top of the grate and used especially for heating pans.

• 2a machine tool used for cutting gears or screw threads.

• 3a peg or pin used as a mark in throwing games.