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Definition of cob noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cob

noun
 
/kɒb/
 
/kɑːb/
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  1. (also corncob especially in British English)
     the long hard part of the maize plant that the rows of yellow grains grow on
    • corn on the cob
  2. a strong horse with short legs
  3. (British English) a round loaf of bread
    • a crusty cob
    4. Word Originlate Middle English (denoting a strong man or leader): of unknown origin. The underlying general sense appears to be ‘rounded, sturdy’.
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