Definition of "cob"
- noun
A male swan.
A corncob.
A round, often crusty roll or loaf of bread.
Short for cobnut.
A building material consisting of clay, sand, straw, water, and earth, similar to adobe.
A horse having a stout body and short legs.
A gull.
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.
One who is eminent, great, large, or rich.
The head of a herring.
- verb
To beat with a flat instrument; to paddle.
To throw, chuck, lob.
To chip off unwanted pieces of stone, so as to form a desired shape or improve the quality of mineral ore.
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