noun2. 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 cobbed8. (transitive) British informal to beat, esp on the buttocks
Word origin
C15: of uncertain origin; probably related to Icelandic
kobbi seal; see
cub