English word origin

Etymology of Hub

From hub.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

name

Nickname for Boston: a major city in Massachusetts, United States.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From hub.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

name

Pornhub.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Clipping of Pornhub, from hub.

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Machine-source provenance

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