| 释义 |
cobhouse
\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: cob (III) (corncob) + house
1. : a toy house of corncobs or sticks laid in parallel pairs piled on one another each at right angles to the preceding pair
2. : a flimsy unstable structure or arrangement
< a cobhouse of lies ready to fall > |