noun
- a manufacturing process in which a rotating cutting tool (hob) shapes gear teeth or similar patterns into a workpiece
Usage: technical; manufacturing
verb
- present participle of hob; to shape or cut using a hob tool
- present participle of hob; to move with a limp or uneven gait
Usage: technical; manufacturing
Usage: chiefly British; informal
Examples
- The factory uses hobbing to produce precision gears for automotive transmissions.
- Hobbing is a cost-effective method for manufacturing large quantities of gears.
- The old man was hobbing slowly down the street with his cane.
- Modern hobbing machines can achieve tight tolerances on complex gear profiles.
- She noticed him hobbing along the path after his injury.