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cobs

The correct spelling is cobs.

How to pronounce cobs

/kɒbz/
noun

IPA: /kɒbz/

Say it like: Cob-s

The correct spelling is cobs. A male swan.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A male swan.
  2. 2.A corncob.
  3. 3.A round, often crusty roll or loaf of bread.
  4. 4.A building material consisting of clay, sand, straw, water, and earth, similar to adobe; also called cobb, rammed earth or pisé.
  5. 5.A horse having a stout body and short legs.

verb

  1. 1.To construct using mud blocks or to seal a wall using mud or an artificial equivalent.
  2. 2.Of growing corn, to have the heads mature into corncobs.
  3. 3.To beat with a flat instrument; to paddle.
  4. 4.(Northern UK, possibly colloquial) To throw, chuck, lob.
  5. 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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