ferry. 1  a commercial service with terminals and boats for transporting persons, automobiles, etc., across a river or other comparatively small body of water. 2  a ferryboat. 3  a service for flying airplanes over a particular route, especially the delivery of airplanes to an overseas purchaser or base of operations.
(lÅb) v. lobbed, lobÂ·bing, lobs. v.tr. To hit, throw, or propel in a high arc: lob a beach ball; lob a tennis shot over an opponent's head. v.intr. 1. To hit a ball in a high arc. 2. To move heavily or clumsily.
A hob â the cutter used for hobbing. Hobbing is a machining process for gear cutting, cutting splines, and cutting sprockets on a hobbing machine, which is a special type of milling machine. The teeth or splines are progressively cut into the workpiece by a series of cuts made by a cutting tool called a hob.