Толковый словарь английского языка - cob
Cob
cob
noun Etymology: Middle English ~be leader of a group, head; probably akin to cub (young animal), Middle English kebbe old cow or sheep, Dutch dialect kabbe, kebbe piglet Date: 15th century a male swan, 2. a rounded mass, lump, or heap, a mixture of unburnt clay and straw used especially for constructing walls of small houses in England, a crudely struck old Spanish coin of irregular shape, corn~ 1, a stocky short-legged riding horse
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1. n. 1 a roundish lump of coal etc. 2 Brit. a domed loaf of bread. 3 Brit. = corn-cob (see CORN(1)). 4 (in full cob-nut) a large hazelnut. 5 a sturdy riding- or driving-horse with short legs. 6 a male swan. Etymology: ME: orig. unkn. 2. n. a material for walls, made from compressed earth, clay, or chalk reinforced with straw. Etymology: 17th c.: orig. unkn. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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