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English word hub comes from English Hob

Hob (English)

(archaic) A nickname for Robin Goodfellow, Puck; (later) the devil. (obsolete) A nickname for Robin or Robert. A patronymic surname​.

hob (English)

(obsolete) A countryman; a rustic or yokel.. (obsolete) A fairy; a sprite; an elf; a bogey. (intransitive) To engage in the process of cutting gears with a hob.. (transitive) To create (a gear) by cutting with a hob. (British, AU, NZ) The top cooking surface on a cooker. It typically comprises several cooking elements (often four), also known as 'rings'.. (historical) The flat projection or [...]

hub (English)

(US) A rough protuberance or projecting obstruction.. (computing) A computer networking device connecting several ethernet ports. See switch.. (obsolete) The hilt of a weapon.. (surveying) A stake with a nail in it, used to mark a temporary point.. A block for scotching a wheel.. A goal or mark at which quoits, etc., are thrown.. A hardened, engraved steel punch for impressing a device upon [...]

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