hub

hub
\ \ [17] Hub is one of those words that emerge unheralded from the undergrowth of language, its forbears uncertain. It seems originally to have meant ‘lump’, and is probably ultimately the same word as hob [16]. This was at first spelled hub and may have denoted a lump of clay used as a bakestone, or a brick or clay projection at the back of a fire on which things were placed to keep warm. And hobnail [16] is etymologically a nail with a large ‘lumpy’ head.
\ \ Cf.HOB

Word origins - 2ed. . 2005.

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Synonyms:
(of a wheel)


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  • HUB’as — Bendroji  informacija Rūšis: naujai skolinta santrumpa Kalbos dalis: daiktavardis Rašybos variantai:HUBas. Kilmė: anglų, « hub „veiklos centras“. Pateikta: 2014 09 10. Atnaujinta: 2014 09 12. Reikšmė ir vartosena Apibrėžtis: vieta, kurioje dirba… …   Lietuvių kalbos naujažodžių duomenynas

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