noun
1.
a corncob.
2.
a male swan.
3.
a short-legged, thick-set horse, often having a high gait and frequently used for driving.
4.
British. a mixture of clay and straw, used as a building material.
5.
British Dialect. a rounded mass or lump.
Origin:
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 orig.
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 orig.
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| cob1 (kɒb) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a male swan |
| 2. | a thickset short-legged type of riding and draught horse |
| 3. | corncob corncob pipe short for cobnut |
| 4. | (Brit) another name for hazel |
| 5. | a small rounded lump or heap of coal, ore, etc |
| 6. | (Brit), (NZ) a building material consisting of a mixture of clay and chopped straw |
| 7. | (Brit) Also called: cob loaf a round loaf of bread |
| —vb , cobs, cobbing, cobbed | |
| 8. | informal (Brit) (tr) to beat, esp on the buttocks |
| [C15: of uncertain origin; probably related to Icelandic kobbi seal; see | |
| 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] | |
| cobnut or cob (ˈkɒbˌnʌt) | |
| —n | |
| other names for a hazelnut | |
| [C16: from earlier cobylle nut; see | |
| cob or cob | |
| —n | |
| [C16: from earlier cobylle nut; see | |
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Word Origin & History
cob
"The N.E.D. recognizes eight nouns cob, with numerous sub-groups. Like other monosyllables common in the dial. its hist. is inextricable" [Weekley]. In the latest edition, the number stands at 11. Some senses are probably from O.E. copp "top, head," others probably from O.N. kubbi or Low Ger., all perhaps
from a P.Gmc. base *kubb- "something rounded."
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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COB
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