hot as the hobs of Hell

phrase

Extremely hot.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. Extremely hot.

    Climatically, it was as hot as the hobs of Hell.

    1910 December 11, The Truth, Brisbane, page 7, column 6
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    With this, if you are wise, you take lashings of the boiled rice which is put on the tables in huge bowls. It is coconut-flavored and hot as the hobs of hell.

    1974 June 8, The Bulletin, Sydney, page 44, column 3
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APA

hot as the hobs of Hell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hot%20as%20the%20hobs%20of%20Hell

MLA

“hot as the hobs of Hell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hot%20as%20the%20hobs%20of%20Hell. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hot as the hobs of Hell,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hot%20as%20the%20hobs%20of%20Hell.

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