tyrus r. cobb

noun

How·ell

[hou-uh

l] , 1815–68, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1849–51.

Irvin S(hrewsbury) 1876–1944, U.S. humorist and writer.

Ty(rus Raymond)

[tahy-ruh

s] , ( "the Georgia Peach" ) 1886–1961, U.S. baseball player.

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cob or cobb² (kɒb)

—n
	See also gull an archaic or dialect name for the greater black-backed gull (Larus marinus)

[C16: of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kob, kobbe]

cobb or cobb²

—n

[C16: of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kob, kobbe]

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