verb
- past tense and past participle of hob; to shape or cut (a gear or tool) using a hob (a rotating cutting tool).
Usage: technical; manufacturing
Examples
- The machinist hobbed the gears to precise specifications.
- The metal part was hobbed using a specialized cutting tool.
- After the blank was hobbed, it was ready for finishing.
- The factory hobbed thousands of gears each week for automotive applications.