Definition of cob
1
[perhaps short for cobswan lead swan]
: a male swan
2a
dialectal, England
: a rounded mass, lump, or heap
b
: a mixture of unburned clay and straw used especially for constructing walls of small houses in England
3
: a crudely struck old Spanish coin of irregular shape
—often used before another noun a cob dollar
4
: corncob sense 1
5
: a stocky short-legged riding horse
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The first known use of cob was in the 15th century
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