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cob
1[ kob ]
noun
- a corncob.
- a male swan.
- a short-legged, thick-set horse, often having a high gait and frequently used for driving.
- British. a mixture of clay and straw, used as a building material.
- British Dialect. a rounded mass or lump.
- a crude silver or gold Spanish-American coin of the 16th to 18th centuries, characteristically irregular in shape and bearing only a partial impression of the dies from which it was struck.
COB
2abbreviation for
Business.
- close of business:
The data analysis will be on your desk by COB Wednesday.
cob
1/ kɒb /
noun
- a male swan
- a thickset short-legged type of riding and draught horse
- another name for hazel
- a small rounded lump or heap of coal, ore, etc
- a building material consisting of a mixture of clay and chopped straw
- Also calledcob loaf a round loaf of bread
verb
- informal.tr to beat, esp on the buttocks
cob
2/ kɒb /
noun
- an archaic or dialect name for the greater black-backed gull ( Larus marinus ) See also gull 1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cob1
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English cobbe “male swan, leader of a gang”; these and various subsequent senses are obscurely related and probably in part of distinct origin
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cob1
C15: of uncertain origin; probably related to Icelandic kobbi seal; see cub
Origin of cob2
C16: of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kob, kobbe
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Example Sentences
Will it be from eating corn on the cob?
From Salon
Emulsified elote batter is molded to resemble corn on the cob.
From Salon
Above, a large skylight is adorned with hundreds of suspended corn cobs, their illuminated forms offering one of the few sources of light in the dark and moody, monochromatic space.
From Salon
The town this week unveiled several artistic works, including three statues of athletes and other monuments such as a maize cob and a milk fountain.
From BBC
His Nando's order - plain chicken burger, straight chips, corn cob - comes bland and beige.
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