单词 | cob |
释义 | Word Frequency cob 1(kɒb) noun 1. a male swan 2. a thickset short-legged type of riding and draught horse 3. short for corncob, corncob pipe, cobnut 4. British another name for hazel (sense 1) 5. a small rounded lump or heap of coal, ore, etc 6. British and New Zealand a building material consisting of a mixture of clay and chopped straw 7. Also called: cob loaf British a round loaf of bread verbWord forms: cobs, cobbing or cobbed 8. (transitive) British informal to beat, esp on the buttocks Word origin C15: of uncertain origin; probably related to Icelandic kobbi seal; see cubWord Frequency cob 2 or cobb (kɒb) noun an archaic or dialect name for the greater black-backed gull (Larus marinus) See also gull1 Word origin C16: of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kob, kobbeWord Frequency CoBabbreviation for close of business |
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