- cob-loaf
- a crusty, deformed loaf. North.
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England. Francis Grose. 1790.
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Cob loaf — Cob Cob, n. [Cf. AS. cop, copp, head, top, D. kop, G. kopf, kuppe, LL. cuppa cup (cf. E. brainpan), and also W. cob tuft, spider, cop, copa, top, summit, cobio to thump. Cf. {Cop} top, {Cup}, n.] 1. The top or head of anything. [Obs.] W. Gifford … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cob — Cob, n. [Cf. AS. cop, copp, head, top, D. kop, G. kopf, kuppe, LL. cuppa cup (cf. E. brainpan), and also W. cob tuft, spider, cop, copa, top, summit, cobio to thump. Cf. {Cop} top, {Cup}, n.] 1. The top or head of anything. [Obs.] W. Gifford.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cob coal — Cob Cob, n. [Cf. AS. cop, copp, head, top, D. kop, G. kopf, kuppe, LL. cuppa cup (cf. E. brainpan), and also W. cob tuft, spider, cop, copa, top, summit, cobio to thump. Cf. {Cop} top, {Cup}, n.] 1. The top or head of anything. [Obs.] W. Gifford … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cob money — Cob Cob, n. [Cf. AS. cop, copp, head, top, D. kop, G. kopf, kuppe, LL. cuppa cup (cf. E. brainpan), and also W. cob tuft, spider, cop, copa, top, summit, cobio to thump. Cf. {Cop} top, {Cup}, n.] 1. The top or head of anything. [Obs.] W. Gifford … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cob — [kɔb US ka:b] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: cob big man, leader (15 19 centuries)] 1.) a ↑corncob →↑corn on the cob 2.) BrE a round ↑loaf of bread 3.) a type of horse that is strong and has short legs … Dictionary of contemporary English
cob — ► NOUN 1) Brit. a loaf of bread. 2) a corncob. 3) (also cobnut) a hazelnut or filbert. 4) a powerfully built, short legged horse. 5) a male swan. 6) a roundish lump of coal. OR … English terms dictionary
cob — [[t]kɒ̱b[/t]] cobs 1) N COUNT A cob is a round loaf of bread. [BRIT] Syn: roll 2) N COUNT A cob is a type of short strong horse. 3) → See also corn on the cob … English dictionary
cob — UK [kɒb] / US [kɑb] noun [countable] Word forms cob : singular cob plural cobs 1) a corncob 2) British a round loaf of bread 3) a strong horse with short legs 4) British a cobnut … English dictionary
cob — 1. n. 1 a roundish lump of coal etc. 2 Brit. a domed loaf of bread. 3 Brit. = corn cob (see CORN(1)). 4 (in full cob nut) a large hazelnut. 5 a sturdy riding or driving horse with short legs. 6 a male swan. Etymology: ME: orig. unkn. 2. n. a… … Useful english dictionary
cob — [15] Cob has a bizarre range of meanings – ‘nut’, ‘horse’, ‘male swan’, ‘loaf’, ‘ear of maize’ – but a distillation of them points back to an original ‘head, or something similarly rounded’ (cobnuts and cobloaves, for example, are spherical, and… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
