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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.]
HUBBLE-BUBBLE
Hub"ble-bub`ble, n.
Defn: A tobacco pipe, so arranged that the smoke passes through water, making a bubbling noise, whence its name. In India, the bulb containing the water is often a cocoanut shell.
HUBBUB
Hub"bub, n. Etym: [Cf. Whoobub, Whoop, Hoop, v. i.]
Defn: A loud noise of many confused voices; a tumult; uproar. Milton.
This hubbub of unmeaning words. Macaulay.
HUBBY
Hub"by, a.
Defn: Full of hubs or protuberances; as, a road that has been frozen while muddy is hubby. [U.S.]
HUBNER; HUEBNER
Hüb"ner, n. Etym: [After Hübner, who analyzed it.] (Min.)
Defn: A mineral of brownish black color, occurring in columnar or foliated masses. It is native manganese tungstate.