cob

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.

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[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

3. (Cookery) short for corncob, corncob pipe, cobnut

4. (Recreational Drugs) short for corncob, corncob pipe, cobnut

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]

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cob

(kɒb) or

cobb

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

Imperative

cob

cob

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cob - nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus cobnut, filbert, hazelnut 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 wings black-backed gull, great black-backed gull, Larus marinus sea gull, seagull, gull - mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs genus 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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Translations

corontamarloolotezuro

torchis

pannocchia

коб

cob

[kɒb] N

1. (= swan) → cisne m macho

2. (= horse) → jaca f fuerte

3. (= loaf) → pan m redondo

4. (= nut) → avellana f

5. (= maize) → mazorca f

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cob

[ˈkɒb] n

(= horse) → cob m

[corn]
see corn

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cob

n

(= horse) kleines, gedrungenes Pferd

(= swan) → (männlicher) Schwan

(= corn) → (Mais)kolben m; (= bread) → rundes Brot; corn on the cob → Maiskolben m; a cob of coal → ein Stück Eier- or Nusskohle

(also cobnut) → (große) Haselnuss

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