Hob, HOB or Hobs may refer to:

Businesses and organizations

Heart of Brooklyn Heart of Brooklyn (HOB) was a non-profit organization active from 2001-2013 led by six cultural institutions located near Grand Army Plaza in central Brooklyn, New York City. The partnership consisted of Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn Children's ...

, 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 Hemne Orkladal Billag or HOB was a Norwegian transport company based in Kyrksæterøra, Sør-Trøndelag. HOB was founded in 1937 and merged with Trondheim Trafikkselskap in 2001 to form Team Trafikk. History Hemne og Vinje Billag is founded in ...

, a defunct Norwegian transport company *

House of Blues House of Blues is an American chain of live music concert halls and restaurants. It was founded by Isaac Tigrett, the co-founder of Hard Rock Cafe, and Dan Aykroyd, co-star of the 1980 film ''The Blues Brothers''. The first location opened at Ha ...

, a chain of music halls and restaurants

People

Hob Broun Hob Broun (born Heywood Orren Broun; 1950 – December 16, 1987) was an author who lived in Portland, Oregon. Following the publication of his first novel, ''Odditorium'', Broun required spinal surgery to remove a tumor that ultimately saved hi ...

(1950–1987), American author *

Hob Bryan Wendell Hobdy "Hob" Bryan II (born December 5, 1952) is an American politician. He is a member of the Mississippi State Senate The Mississippi Senate is the upper house of the Mississippi Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state ...

(born 1952), American politician *

Hob Hiller Harvey Max "Hob" Hiller (May 12, 1893 – December 27, 1956) was an American Major League Baseball utility player for the Boston Red Sox in and . Listed at , 162 lb., Hiller batted and threw right-handed. Although he hit only .167 in the ma ...

(1893–1956), American Major League Baseball player

Fictional characters

Hob Gadling Hob Gadling, also known as Robert, Robbie, or Bobby, is a fictional character from the '' Sandman'' comic book series by Neil Gaiman. Gadling first appears in issue #13, "Men of Good Fortune". A soldier who has recently fought in the Hundred Years ...

, in ''The Sandman'' comic book series by Neil Gaiman * Hob, a robot-like creature in the webcomic ''

Dresden Codak ''Dresden Codak'' is a webcomic written and illustrated by A. Senna Diaz (formerly Arryn Diaz). Described by Diaz as a "celebration of science, death and human folly", the comic presents stories that deal with elements of philosophy, science an ...

'' * Hob, in ''

RoboCop 2 ''RoboCop 2'' is a 1990 American science fiction action film directed by Irvin Kershner and written by Frank Miller and Walon Green. It stars Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O'Herlihy, Belinda Bauer, Tom Noonan and Gabriel Damon. It is the ...

Codes

* hob, ISO 639-3 code for the Mari language (Madang Province) of Papua New Guinea * HOB, station code for

Hoboken Terminal Hoboken Terminal is a commuter-oriented intermodal passenger station in Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey. One of the New York metropolitan area's major transportation hubs, it is served by nine NJ Transit (NJT) commuter rail lines, one Metr ...

, New Jersey, United States * HOB, IATA code for

Lea County Regional Airport Lea County Regional Airport (Lea County-Hobbs Airport) is four miles (6.4 km) west of Hobbs, in Lea County, New Mexico, United States. The airport covers and has three runways. It is an FAA certified commercial airport served by United A ...

, New Mexico, United States * HOB, UK code for

HM Prison High Down HM Prison High Down is a Category C men's training / resettlement prison. It is located on the outskirts of Banstead in Surrey, England (overlooking Banstead Downs), and is immediately adjacent to the southern boundary of Belmont in Greater ...

, 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 Quoits ( or ) is a traditional game which involves the throwing of metal, rope or rubber rings over a set distance, usually to land over or near a spike (sometimes called a hob, mott or pin). The game of quoits encompasses several distinct var ...

Hob (folklore) A hob is a type of small mythological household spirit found in the north and midlands of England, but especially on the Anglo-Scottish border, according to traditional folklore of those regions. They could live inside the house or outdoors. They ...

, a household spirit in Northern England, see also

Hobgoblin A hobgoblin is a household spirit, typically appearing in folklore, once considered helpful, but which since the spread of Christianity has often been considered mischievous. Shakespeare identifies the character of Puck in his ''A Midsummer Nig ...

* Hob or Old Hob, a nickname for the

Devil A devil is the personification of evil as it is conceived in various cultures and religious traditions. It is seen as the objectification of a hostile and destructive force. Jeffrey Burton Russell states that the different conceptions of ...

Hob (hearth) In a kitchen the hob is a projection, shelf, grate or bench for holding food or utensils at the back or side of a hearth (fireplace) to keep them warm, or an internal chimney-corner. In modern British English usage, the word refers to a cooktop ...

, a projection, shelf, grate or bench for holding food or utensils *

Cooktop A cooktop (American English), stovetop (American English) or hob (British English), is a device commonly used for cooking that is commonly found in kitchens and used to apply heat to the base of pans or pots. Cooktops are often found integrated ...

, the top cooking surface on a

kitchen stove A kitchen stove, often called simply a stove or a cooker, is a kitchen appliance designed for the purpose of cooking food. Kitchen stoves rely on the application of direct heat for the cooking process and may also contain an oven, used for ba ...

* Hob (unit), a Korean unit of volume equal to about 180 ml * ''Hob'' (video game), an action-adventure game * ''

Hoboken-Verzeichnis The Hoboken catalogue is a catalogue of the musical compositions by Joseph Haydn compiled by Anthony van Hoboken. It is intended to cover the composer's entire oeuvre and includes over 750 entries. Its full title in the original German is ''Josep ...

'', abbreviated "Hob.", the catalogue of the compositions of Joseph Haydn * ''Hob'', 2004 debut album of Egyptian singer

Tamer Hosny Tamer is a Turkish given name and surname. It means ''Competent soldier'' in Turkish. In Arabic (written as تامر), the name is more closely related to Tamr (as in dates). Persons Given name * Tamer Abdel Hamid, Egyptian football player * Tamer ...

* 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 ''House of Balloons'' is the debut mixtape by Canadian singer the Weeknd. It was released on March 21, 2011, by the artist's own record label XO. The mixtape was released for free on the Weeknd's website and was the subject of increased media d ...

'', 2011 mixtape by the Weeknd ** House of Balloons / Glass Table Girls, title track from the mixtape by the Weeknd

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