The Hob Gobbler is the name a of a legendary trickster figure that lives along Pine Mountain in the Appalachian Mountains. It is a devil that takes the form of a turkey, which sometimes grants wishes but sometimes pays tricks on those who seek it out.
Well he may show up to help if he said he would, but that boy aint no more reliable nor trustworthy than the old HobGobbler himself.
A British English term for the cooker rings on a gas/electric stove top. It is "hot spot" of the stove. Most Americans would refer to this area of the stove as the "eye" of the stove or simply the burner.
Place a pot of water on the HOB and bring to a boil.
In this part of West Virginia, a hob gobbler is what people call a single male turkey that is either staring at you or acting in another eerie way. It is believed to bring bad luck in the same way as a black cat, although people don't take the bad luck aspect very seriously.
Sometimes hob gobbler is also used teasingly to describe someone who is acting like a misanthrope or loner.
"Oh lord, is that a hobgobbler over there at the edge of the bushes?" "Nah, see those two hens in the trees? He's probably just showing off for the ladies."
Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the USCoast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
"Base we've got some square groupers floating outside of Miami harbor."
A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.