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cobs

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Examples :

"The park pond was beautiful, with several elegant cobs swimming gracefully alongside their female partners, the pens. "

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Examples :

"After we ate the corn on the cob, we threw the cobs into the compost bin. "

food vegetable plant agriculture

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A round, often crusty roll or loaf of bread.

Examples :

"We bought a bag of cobs from the bakery for our lunchtime sandwiches. "

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A building material consisting of clay, sand, straw, water, and earth, similar to adobe; also called cobb, rammed earth or pisé.

Examples :

"The family built their small garden shed using cobs they mixed themselves. "

material architecture building

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A horse having a stout body and short legs.

Examples :

"The farm specialized in sturdy cobs, perfect for pulling carts and gentle riding. "

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A gull, especially the black-backed gull (Larus marinus); also spelled cobb.

Examples :

"From the seaside restaurant's patio, we watched the cobs circling overhead, hoping for scraps of fish and chips. "

bird animal nature

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Any of the gold and silver coins that were minted in the Spanish Empire and valued in reales or escudos, such as the piece of eight—especially those which were crudely struck and irregularly shaped.

Examples :

"The old map hinted at a buried treasure of "cobs," likely misshapen Spanish coins lost at sea centuries ago. "

value history economy finance commerce asset

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A Spanish coin formerly current in Ireland, worth about four shillings and sixpence.

Examples :

"The historian explained that during the 17th century, a worker in Ireland might be paid a few cobs for a day's labor. "

history value finance economy

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One who is eminent, great, large, or rich.

Examples :

"Although Mr. Harrison started with nothing, through hard work and smart investments, he became one of the cobs of the local business community. "

person character being value

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Examples :

"My little sister screamed when she saw two hairy cobs crawling in her bedroom. "

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A small fish, the miller's thumb.

Examples :

"While exploring the shallow stream, the children carefully turned over rocks, hoping to find cobs hiding underneath. "

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A large fish, especially the kabeljou (variant spelling of kob).

Examples :

"The fisherman proudly displayed the two large cobs he had caught that morning. "

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The head of a herring.

Examples :

"The fisherman sorted the herring, separating the bodies from the cobs. "

fish animal food part

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The top or head of anything.

Examples :

"The construction worker placed the last of the bricks on the wall's cobs, completing the highest level. "

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A lump or piece of anything, usually of a somewhat large size, as of coal, or stone.

Examples :

"The construction workers used several cobs of concrete to fill the pothole in the road. "

mass material thing

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A punishment consisting of blows inflicted on the buttocks with a strap or a flat piece of wood.

Examples :

"In the old days, some schools used cobs as a form of discipline for misbehaving students. "

action law history society

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A cylinder with pins in it, encoding music to be played back mechanically by a barrel organ.

Examples :

"The organ grinder carefully changed the cobs in his barrel organ, selecting a new tune to play for the crowd. "

music machine entertainment sound technology

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A person of mixed black and white ancestry, especially a griffe; a mulatto.

Examples :

"In historical documents, you might find the term "cobs" used to describe people in his community who were of mixed African and European descent. "

race person human history society culture family

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To construct using mud blocks or to seal a wall using mud or an artificial equivalent.

Examples :

"The villagers cobbed the gaps in the stone wall with mud to keep the winter wind out. "

architecture building material

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Of growing corn, to have the heads mature into corncobs.

Examples :

"After a long, hot summer, the corn in the field began to cobs, promising a good harvest. "

agriculture plant food vegetable

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To beat with a flat instrument; to paddle.

Examples :

"The teacher cobs misbehaving students with a wooden paddle as punishment. "

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(Northern UK, possibly colloquial) To throw, chuck, lob.

Examples :

"The children were cobbing snowballs at each other during recess. "

action language

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To chip off unwanted pieces of stone, so as to form a desired shape or improve the quality of mineral ore.

Examples :

"The miners carefully cobbed the ore, removing the worthless rock to leave behind the valuable copper. "

material geology building industry work

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The nut of the common hazel (Corylus avellana); hazelnut.

Examples :

"The squirrels were busy burying cobs in the garden for the winter. "

food plant fruit

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A specific cultivated variety of hazelnut, also known as the Kentish cobnut.

Examples :

"My grandfather grows cobs in his orchard, and they are my favorite kind of hazelnut. "

fruit agriculture food plant

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A game played by children with nuts.

Examples :

"During recess, the children played cobs with chestnuts they found under the tree. "

game entertainment