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Rarecob
The correct spelling is cob.
How to pronounce cob
/kɒb/
nounIPA: /kɒb/
Say it like: Cob
The correct spelling is cob. A male swan. For example: "NY office told the LA office to have report e-mailed by COB."
Usage Examples
“NY office told the LA office to have report e-mailed by COB.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A male swan.
- 2.A corncob.
- 3.A round, often crusty roll or loaf of bread.
- 4.A building material consisting of clay, sand, straw, water, and earth, similar to adobe; also called cobb, rammed earth or pisé.
- 5.A horse having a stout body and short legs.
verb
- 1.To construct using mud blocks or to seal a wall using mud or an artificial equivalent.
- 2.Of growing corn, to have the heads mature into corncobs.
- 3.To beat with a flat instrument; to paddle.
- 4.(Northern UK, possibly colloquial) To throw, chuck, lob.
- 5.To chip off unwanted pieces of stone, so as to form a desired shape or improve the quality of mineral ore.
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