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cob I. \ˈkäb\ transitive verb (cobbed ; cobbed ; cobbing ; cobs) Etymology: Middle English cobben to fight, give blows; akin to Icelandic kubba to chop, Norwegian kubbe log, Middle English cobbe big man, leader — more at cob III 1. : strike, thump: as a. archaic : to beat on the buttocks (as with a flat stick) b. dialect England : thresh < cob grain > 2. dialect England : to toss effortlessly or carelessly 3. : to break (ore) into small pieces preliminary to sorting; especially : to break off waste or low-grade material from (lumps of ore) with hand hammers 4. : surpass, excel, beat, outdo II. noun or cobb \“\ (-s) : a blow or a beating especially upon the buttocks III. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English cobbe; akin to Old Norse kobbi seal (the animal), Old English cot den, cottage — more at cot 1. now dialect England : an eminent person : leader, topman 2. : a male swan — compare pen V 3. dialect England : a lump or piece (as of coal or stone) or a rounded heap or mass: as a. : cobnut b. : a nut used in the game of cobnut or conker c. cobs plural : testes d. : a small stack of grain or hay e. : a small loaf of bread 4. obsolete : the head of a herring 5. a. : a piece of eight or a Spanish-American dollar — used in Ireland and the British colonies during the period when Spanish-American gold and silver coins were irregularly shaped and crudely struck b. : any crude, irregularly shaped coin of early Spanish-American issue < a cob dollar > < cob money > < cob gold > 6. a. : corncob 1 b. chiefly Africa : an ear of Indian corn 7. : a short-legged stocky horse; especially : one having an artificially high stylish action 8. Britain : the seed head of clover 9. : a string of crystals of sugar of milk usually cylindrical in shape — compare lactose IV. noun (-s) Etymology: probably from cob (III) (lump) Britain : a mixture that consists of unburned clay usually with straw as a binder and is used for constructing walls of small buildings < windows set in cob walls three foot thick — Clemence Dane > V. noun or cobb \“\ (-s) Etymology: probably from Dutch kobbe, kob sea gull, from Middle Dutch cobbe crested bird or animal; akin to Frisian kobbe sea gull and probably to Icelandic kobbi seal — more at cob III : sea gull; especially : great black-backed gull VI. noun or cobb \“\ (-s) Etymology: origin unknown dialect England : a wicker basket VII. noun (-s) Etymology: modification of New Latin Kobus : a waterbuck of the genus Kobus |