cob

cob

noun \ˈkäb\

Definition of COB

1

[perhaps short for cobswan lead swan] : a male swan

2

a dialect English : a rounded mass, lump, or heap b : a mixture of unburnt clay and straw used especially for constructing walls of small houses in England

3

: a crudely struck old Spanish coin of irregular shape

4

: corncob 1

5

: a stocky short-legged riding horse

Examples of COB

1. She used a knife to cut the corn from the cob.
2. We had corn on the cob.

Origin of COB

Middle English cobbe leader of a group, head; probably akin to cub (young animal), Middle English kebbe old cow or sheep, Dutch dialect kabbe, kebbe piglet

First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with COB

Ab, blob, bob, daub, fob, glob, gob, hob, job, knob, lob, mob, nob, rob, slob, snob, sob, squab, stob, swab, throb, yob