hubs
plural of hub
hubs (plural hubs)
(slang, as a term of endearment) husband
• Bush, bush
Source: Wiktionary
Hub, n. Etym: [See 1st Hob.]
1. The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave. See Illust. of Axle box.
2. The hilt of a weapon. Halliwell.
3. A rough protuberance or projecting obstruction; as, a hub in the road. [U.S.] See Hubby.
4. A goal or mark at which quoits, etc., are cast.
5. (Diesinking)
Definition: A hardened, engraved steel punch for impressing a device upon a die, used in coining, etc.
6. A screw hob. See Hob,
3.
7. A block for scotching a wheel. Hub plank (Highway Bridges), a horizontal guard plank along a truss at the height of a wagon-wheel hub.
– Up to the hub, as far as possible in embarrassment or difficulty, or in business, like a wheel sunk in mire; deeply involved. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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