Associations to the word «Cob»

COB, noun. A male swan.

COB, noun. A corncob.

COB, noun. (English Midlands) A round, often crusty roll or loaf of bread.

COB, noun. Short for cobnut.

COB, noun. (uncountable) A building material consisting of clay, sand, straw, water, and earth, similar to adobe; also called cobb, rammed earth or pisé.

COB, noun. A horse having a stout body and short legs.

COB, noun. (East Anglia) A gull, especially the black-backed gull (Larus marinus); also spelled cobb.

COB, noun. Any of the gold and silver coins that were minted in the Spanish Empire and valued in reales or escudos, such as the piece of eight—especially those which were crudely struck and irregularly shaped.

COB, noun. A Spanish coin formerly current in Ireland, worth about four shillings and sixpence.

COB, noun. (obsolete) One who is eminent, great, large, or rich.

COB, noun. A spider.

COB, noun. A fish, the miller's thumb.

COB, noun. (obsolete) The head of a herring.

COB, noun. The top or head of anything.

COB, noun. A lump or piece of anything, usually of a somewhat large size, as of coal, or stone.

COB, noun. A punishment consisting of blows inflicted on the buttocks with a strap or a flat piece of wood.

COB, verb. To construct using mud blocks or to seal a wall using mud or an artificial equivalent.

COB, verb. To beat with a flat instrument; to paddle.

COB, verb. (Northern UK, possibly colloquial) To throw, chuck, lob.

COB, verb. To chip off unwanted pieces of stone, so as to form a desired shape or improve the quality of mineral ore.

COB, abbreviation. Abbreviation of cobble.

COB, noun. (US) (military) Initialism of contingency operating base.

COB, noun. Close of Business, usually referring to a deadline for an office in another time zone.

COB, noun. Coordination of Benefits

COB, noun. Chairman of the Board

COB, noun. Chip on Board

COB NUT, noun. Alternative spelling of cobnut

COB, noun. Nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus.

COB, noun. Stocky short-legged harness horse.

COB, noun. White gull having a black back and wings.

COB, noun. Adult male swan.