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cob
(kŏb)n.
1. A corncob: corn on the cob.
2. A male swan.
3. A thickset, stocky, short-legged horse.
4. A small lump or mass, as of coal.
5. A mixture of clay and straw used as a building material.
[Probably from obsolete cob, round object, head, testicle.]
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cob
(kɒb)n
1. (Zoology) a male swan
2. (Breeds) a thickset short-legged type of riding and draught horse
5. (Plants) Brit another name for hazel1
6. (Mining & Quarrying) a small rounded lump or heap of coal, ore, etc
7. (Building) Brit and NZ a building material consisting of a mixture of clay and chopped straw
8. (Cookery) Also called: cob loaf Brit a round loaf of bread
vb, cobs, cobbing or cobbed
(tr) informal Brit to beat, esp on the buttocks
[C15: of uncertain origin; probably related to Icelandic kobbi seal; see cub]
cob
(kɒb) orcobb
n
(Animals) an archaic or dialect name for the greater black-backed gull (Larus marinus). See also gull1
[C16: of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kob, kobbe]
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cob
(kɒb)n.
1. corncob (def. 1): cooked corn on the cob.
2. a male swan.
3. a short-legged, thick-set horse, often having a high gait.
4. a mixture of clay and straw, used as a building material.
[1375–1425; late Middle English cobbe male swan, leader of a gang]
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Cob
a bunch of hair; a stack of grain or hay; a rounded heap or mass; a small heap of anything.Examples: cob of grain; of hair [a bunch or chignon]; of hay, 1616; of jelly, 1876.
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cob
Past participle: cobbed
Gerund: cobbing
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| Noun | 1. | cob - nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus edible nut - a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell hazelnut, hazelnut tree, hazel - any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk |
| 2. | cob - stocky short-legged harness horse harness horse - horse used for pulling vehicles | |
| 3. |  cob - white gull having a black back and wingsgenus Larus, Larus - type genus of the Laridae | |
| 4. | cob - adult male swan swan - stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult |
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