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cobs

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plural of cob

as in steeds

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From guiding the station steeds to standing watch while firefighters battled flames, Dalmatians became loyal partners in some of America’s earliest fire stations.

— Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 15 July 2026
Here, such extended sequences of cowboys steering their steeds and working their land feel rushed.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 May 2026

Definition of steeds

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The $400,000 Hirsch has drawn nominations from 13 fillies and mares, with the 1 1/16-mile winner also earning an automatic spot in the field for the Breeders’ Cup Distaff.

— Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2026
Insulin can come from pig pancreases, estrogen from the urine of pregnant mares.

— Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Definition of mares

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Down at the bottom of the hill, Butch was sitting in the grass among a dozen or more stallions.

— Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
Mares use this land as a nursery, stallions retreat there to recover from injuries caused by fighting, and old horses go deep into the marsh to lay themselves to rest.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026

Definition of stallions

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During the summers, skates and workouts would be followed by lunch, street hockey, shooting pucks, golf and then dinner.

— Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
For the dozens of NHL, minor league and college players who make their off-season homes in Minnesota, informal morning skates at various arenas throughout the Twin Cities have been going on for decades.

— Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 17 July 2026

Definition of skates

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For every race that has colts contending for greatness and notoriety, there is a sister race for those wonderful three-year-old fillies.

— Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
The Preakness features a venue change to a 115-year-old track that has never hosted the event, a field of some of the best 3-year-old colts in the country and a couple of chances to make horse racing history.

— Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026

Definition of colts

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For every race that has colts contending for greatness and notoriety, there is a sister race for those wonderful three-year-old fillies.

— Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
The $400,000 Hirsch has drawn nominations from 13 fillies and mares, with the 1 1/16-mile winner also earning an automatic spot in the field for the Breeders’ Cup Distaff.

— Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2026

Definition of fillies

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