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1. (n.) cob
a male swan.
2. cob
a short-legged, thick-set horse, often having a high gait.
3. cob
a mixture of clay and straw, used as a building material.
Etymology: (1945–50; cobal (t ) + (vit )amin)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) hazelnut, filbert, cobnut, cob
nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus
2. (noun) cob
stocky short-legged harness horse
3. (noun) black-backed gull, great black-backed gull, cob, Larus marinus
white gull having a black back and wings
4. (noun) cob
adult male swan
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1. (noun) cob
the top or head of anything
2. (noun) cob
a leader or chief; a conspicuous person, esp. a rich covetous person
3. (noun) cob
the axis on which the kernels of maize or indian corn grow
4. (noun) cob
a spider; perhaps from its shape; it being round like a head
5. (noun) cob
a young herring
6. (noun) cob
a fish; -- also called miller's thumb
7. (noun) cob
a short-legged and stout horse, esp. one used for the saddle
8. (noun) cob
a sea mew or gull; esp., the black-backed gull (Larus marinus)
9. (noun) cob
a lump or piece of anything, usually of a somewhat large size, as of coal, or stone
10. (noun) cob
a cobnut; as, Kentish cobs. See Cobnut
11. (noun) cob
clay mixed with straw
12. (noun) cob
a punishment consisting of blows inflicted on the buttocks with a strap or a flat piece of wood
13. (noun) cob
a Spanish coin formerly current in Ireland, worth abiut 4s. 6d
14. (verb) cob
to strike
15. (verb) cob
to break into small pieces, as ore, so as to sort out its better portions
16. (verb) cob
to punish by striking on the buttocks with a strap, a flat piece of wood, or the like
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