cob

/kɒb/ · noun

Meaning

A male swan.
A corncob.
A round, often crusty roll or loaf of bread.
A building material consisting of clay, sand, straw, water, and earth, similar to adobe; also called cobb, rammed earth or pisé.
A horse having a stout body and short legs.
A gull, especially the black-backed gull (Larus marinus); also spelled cobb.
To construct using mud blocks or to seal a wall using mud or an artificial equivalent.
Of growing corn, to have the heads mature into corncobs.
The nut of the common hazel (Corylus avellana); hazelnut.
A specific cultivated variety of hazelnut, also known as the Kentish cobnut.
A game played by children with nuts.
To beat with a flat instrument; to paddle.
(Northern UK, possibly colloquial) To throw, chuck, lob.
To chip off unwanted pieces of stone, so as to form a desired shape or improve the quality of mineral ore.
Initialism of contingency operating base.
Acronym of chief of boat.
Close of Business, usually referring to a deadline for an office in another time zone.
Coordination of Benefits
Chairman of the Board
Chip on Board
A cobblestone.
A particle from 64 to 256 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
Small flat-bottomed fishing boat suitable for launching from a beach, found on the north-east coast of England and in Scotland.

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