Definition of cob Cob
/kɑˈb/ - [kab] - cob
We found 40 definitions of cob from 7 different sources.
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What does cob mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: cobs |
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| cob - adult male swan | ||
| cob - stocky short-legged harness horse | ||
| cob - nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus | ||
| hazelnut, filbert, cobnut | ||
| edible nut a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell | ||
| cob - white gull having a black back and wings | ||
| black-backed gull, great black-backed gull, Larus marinus | ||
| sea gull, seagull, gull mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs | ||
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Wiktionary 
- cob (Noun)
A male swan. - cob (Noun)
A corncob. - cob (Noun)
A round, often crusty roll or loaf of bread. - cob (Noun)
A building material consisting of clay, sand, straw, water, and earth, similar to adobe; also called cobb, rammed earth or pisé. - cob (Noun)
A horse having a stout body and short legs. - cob (Noun)
A gull. - cob (Noun)
Any of the gold and silver coins that were minted in the Spanish Empire and valued in reales or escudos, such as the piece of eight —especially those which were crudely struck and irregularly shaped. - cob (Noun)
One who is eminent, great, large, or rich. - cob (Noun)
The head of a herring. - cob (Verb)
To construct using mud blocks or to seal a wall using mud or an artificial equivalent. - cob (Verb)
To beat with a flat instrument; to paddle. - cob (Verb)
To throw, chuck, lob. - cob (Verb)
To chip off unwanted pieces of stone, so as to form a desired shape or improve the quality of mineral ore.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- cob (n.)
The top or head of anything. - cob (n.)
A leader or chief; a conspicuous person, esp. a rich covetous person. - cob (n.)
The axis on which the kernels of maize or indian corn grow. - cob (n.)
A spider; perhaps from its shape; it being round like a head. - cob (n.)
A young herring. - cob (n.)
A fish; -- also called miller's thumb. - cob (n.)
A short-legged and stout horse, esp. one used for the saddle. - cob (n.)
A sea mew or gull; esp., the black-backed gull (Larus marinus). - cob (n.)
A lump or piece of anything, usually of a somewhat large size, as of coal, or stone. - cob (n.)
A cobnut; as, Kentish cobs. See Cobnut. - cob (n.)
Clay mixed with straw. - cob (n.)
A punishment consisting of blows inflicted on the buttocks with a strap or a flat piece of wood. - cob (n.)
A Spanish coin formerly current in Ireland, worth abiut 4s. 6d. - cob (v. t.)
To strike - cob (v. t.)
To break into small pieces, as ore, so as to sort out its better portions. - cob (v. t.)
To punish by striking on the buttocks with a strap, a flat piece of wood, or the like.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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cob
kob, n. a head of maize: a short-legged strong horse for heavy weights: a male swan—also Cob′-swan.—ns. Cob′loaf, a large loaf: (Shak.) an expression of contempt; Cob′nut, a large variety of the hazel-nut: a game played by children with nuts. [Prob. conn. with Cop.] -
cob
kob, n. a kind of composition of clay and straw for building.—n. Cob′-wall, a wall built of this -
cob
kob, v.t. to strike, to thump the buttocks
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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cob
A young herring. Also, a sea-gull. Also, a sort of short break-water--so called in our early statutes: such was that which forms the harbour of Lyme Regis, originally composed of piles and timber, lined with heaps of rock; but now constructed of stone compacted with cement.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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cob
A Spanish dollar. -
cob
A punishment used by the seamen for petty offences, or irregularities, among themselves: it consists in bastonadoing the offender on the posteriors with a cobbing stick, or pipe staff; the number usually inflicted is a dozen. At the first stroke the executioner repeats the word WATCH, on which all persons present are to take off their hats, on pain of like punishment: the last stroke is always given as hard as possible, and is called THE PURSE. Ashore, among soldiers, where this punishment is sometimes adopted, WATCH and THE PURSE are not included in the number, but given over and above, or, in the vulgar phrase, free gratis for nothing. This piece of discipline is also inflicted in Ireland, by the school-boys, on persons coming into the school without taking off their hats; it is there called school butter.
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🔤- cob, noun, singular of cobs.
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