cob
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cob a word or set of identical words with a wide range of meanings, many seeming to derive from notions of "heap, lump, rounded object," also "head" and its metaphoric extensions. With cognates in other Germanic languages; of uncertain origin and development. "The N.E.D. recognizes eight nouns cob, with numerous sub-groups. Like other monosyllables common in the dial[ect] its hist[ory] is inextricable" [Weekley]. In the latest print edition, the number stands at 11. Some senses are probably from O.E. copp "top, head," others probably from O.N. kubbi or Low German, all perhaps from a P.Gmc. base *kubb- "something rounded." Among the earliest attested English senses are "headman, chief," and "male swan," both early 15c., but the surname Cobb (1066) suggests O.E. used a form of the word as a nickname for "big, leading man." The "corn shoot" sense is attested by 1680s.
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cob — cob … Dictionnaire des rimes
cob — cob·bing; cob·bler; cob·bly; cob·bra; cob·by; cob; cob·den·ism; cob·den·ite; cob·iron; cob·less; cob·web·by; dis·cob·o·lus; ja·cob; ja·cob·son s; kin·cob; leu·cob·ry·um; mal·a·cob·del·la; sar·cob·a·tus; cob·ber; cob·ble; cob·web;… … English syllables
cob — [ kɔb ] n. m. • 1880; mot angl. ♦ Équit. Cheval demi sang, assez trapu, utilisé comme cheval de selle ou d attelage. ● cob nom masculin (anglais cob) Race française de cheval lourd, apprécié pour sa viande. cob, cobe ou kob n. m. Antilope de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Cob — Cob, n. [Cf. AS. cop, copp, head, top, D. kop, G. kopf, kuppe, LL. cuppa cup (cf. E. brainpan), and also W. cob tuft, spider, cop, copa, top, summit, cobio to thump. Cf. {Cop} top, {Cup}, n.] 1. The top or head of anything. [Obs.] W. Gifford.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
CoB — может означать: .cob расширение имени файла Central Obrera Boliviana Боливийский рабочий центр Children of Bodom (CoB) финская музыкальная группа Chip On Board технология монтажа чипа cob кукурузный початок CoB … Википедия
COB — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda La palabra cob hace referencia a ciertos materiales económicos y resistentes de construcción edilicia: Cob Las siglas COB pueden significar: Confederación Obrera Brasileña, confederación sindical de Brasil, de… … Wikipedia Español
cob — s. m. Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic COB s. m. cal de talie mijlocie, cu ancolura groasă şi scurtă. (< engl. cob) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
cob — [kɔb US ka:b] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: cob big man, leader (15 19 centuries)] 1.) a ↑corncob →↑corn on the cob 2.) BrE a round ↑loaf of bread 3.) a type of horse that is strong and has short legs … Dictionary of contemporary English
cob — interj. sakoma jaučius varant: Cob, lauky! Cob! rš … Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language
Cob — Cob, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cobbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cobbing}.] 1. To strike [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mining) To break into small pieces, as ore, so as to sort out its better portions. Raymond. [1913 Webster] 3. (Naut.) To punish … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cob — [kɔp, engl. kɔb] der; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. cob> kleines, starkes, für Reiten u. Fahren gleichermaßen geeignetes engl. Gebrauchspferd … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
