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Definition of Hub plank
Hub plank Hub Hub, n. [See 1st Hob.]
1. The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the
nave. See Illust. of Axle box.
2. The hilt of a weapon. --Halliwell.
3. A rough protuberance or projecting obstruction; as, a hub
in the road. [U.S.] See Hubby.
4. A goal or mark at which quoits, etc., are cast.
5. (Diesinking) A hardened, engraved steel punch for
impressing a device upon a die, used in coining, etc.
6. A screw hob. See Hob, 3.
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.]
