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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[Prob. akin to

hump

. Cf.

. ]

The hub of a wheel. See

Washington.

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

Smart.

(Mech.)

A threaded and fluted hardened steel cutter, resembling a tap, used in a lathe for forming the teeth of screw chasers, worm wheels, etc.

Noun.

[Orig. an abbrev. of

Robin

Robert

;

Robin Goodfellow

a celebrated fairy, or domestic spirit. Cf.

, and see

A fairy; a sprite; an elf.

[Obs.]

From elves, hobs, and fairies, . . .
Defend us, good Heaven !

Beau. & FL.