cob
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[edit] Noun
cob (plural cobs)
- A male swan.
- The portion of a corn plant around which the kernels grow.
- a round loaf of bread; a small (4" diameter), round piece of crusty bread (in the English Midlands)
- short for cobnut
- short for cobble or cobblestone
- A building material consisting of clay, sand, straw, water, and earth, similar to adobe. Also called cobb, rammed earth or pisé.
- a horse having a stout body and short legs
- (East Anglia) a gull.
[edit] Translations
A male swan
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The portion of a corn plant around which the kernels grow
a spherical shaped loaf of bread; a bread roll
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short for cobnut
short for cobble or cobblestone
mud used as a building material, placed then dried
a horse having a stout body and short legs
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[edit] Initialism
cob
- Close Of Business (Day)
[edit] Verb
cob (third-person singular simple present cobs, present participle cobbing, simple past and past participle cobbed)
- To cut, trim or break into blocks of a convenient size.
- To construct using mud blocks or to seal a wall using mud or an artificial equivalent.
- (possibly colloquial, N UK) to throw, chuck, lob
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[edit] Noun
cob n.
- (poetic) victory
