cobb

See also: Cobb

English

Etymology

Variant spelling of cob.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /kɒb/
  • Rhymes: -ɒb
  • Homophone: cob

Noun

cobb (plural cobbs)

  1. A sea-cob or gull.
  2. A pier made from cobblestones.
  3. A hand-basket, especially made from wicker.
  4. A building material consisting of clay, sand, straw, water, and earth, similar to adobe. Also called cob, rammed earth or pisé.
  5. (US) A knock or blow.
  6. Alternative form of cob (“person of mixed (black and white) race”)
    • 1807, François Raymond J. de Pons, Travels in South America, during ... 1801, 1802, 1803, and 1804. Transl, page 249:
      His colour is nearly that of a grif or cobb, the produce of a mulatto and negro.
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