hob

• There was a bronchitis kettle on the hob, and his breathing was difficult, but he was still the old Disraeli, and though I think that he knew that he was dying, yet his pleasant spitefulness about “Mr. G.” was not abated. —  The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke V1
• Ribboned in a dazzling fall of light, Karik and a hob were engaged in some strange mutual contortion. —  Asimov'sSF,June2008
• But the truth is that the part of my mind that once worked in that way—as hard as a well-whipped hob, as the saying used to go—feels worn out. —  Asimov'sSF,June2008
• I remember the times when I was alone in my homestead with that broken leg, and how the hobs bore me about with the contortion known as the hob carpet, when it seemed as if I was walking unaided even though I was supported almost entirely by their work. —  Asimov'sSF,June2008
• It was like a little platform, so our first clever thought was that it was a mini tabletop hob -- Koreans love their barbecues. —  Independent.ie - Frontpage RSS Feed

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