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Definition of cob
1 [perhaps short for cobswan lead swan] : a male swan
2a dialectal, England : a rounded mass, lump, or heapb : 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
4 : corncob 1
5 : a stocky short-legged riding horse
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Examples of cob in a Sentence
She used a knife to cut the corn from the cob.
We had corn on the cob.
Recent Examples of cob from the Web
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The truck makes its own tortillas from masa produced at the grocer El Rey, Gonzalez said — mazorca means cob in Spanish.
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Jafiya Nuhu, a 52-year-old commercial farmer, hid under maize cobs in his farm with his wife and two children as the insurgents raided their neighbors, looting and torching houses.
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New Orleans may well be the city that made the go-cup famous, but there was a time when Bourbon Street was known for another street-side indulgence – hot, fresh corn on the cob.
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Cut the corn from the cob and add to the bowl along with the cheese, scallions, jalapeño, and cilantro, then toss to combine.
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Corn on the Cob Eating Contest If hot dogs are not enough, there will also be a corn on the cob eating contest from 4 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday at the South Stage.
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Three-piece dark, rice and beans, biscuit with honey, and corn on the cob. Reminds me of home.
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By tradition, Americans will burn some meat and eat cob corn and drink beer.
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When native corn ripens, cut the kernels from the cob and add to the mix.
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Origin and Etymology 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
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: a type of horse that has short legs
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: a male swan
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