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cobb¹

  • /kɒb/ UK

Sounds like cob · Rhymes with -ɒb

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Variant spelling of cob.

noun 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 Alternative form of cob (“person of mixed (black and white) race”). His colour is nearly that of a grif or cobb, the produce of a mulatto and negro.

Cobb²

proper noun Cobbs

  1. countable, uncountable A surname.
  2. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Lake County, California.
  3. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Sumter County, Georgia.
  4. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Nevins Township, Vigo County, Indiana.
  5. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Kentucky.
  6. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in St. Clair County, Missouri.
  7. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Stoddard County, Missouri.
  8. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Bryan County, Oklahoma.
  9. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Kaufman County, Texas.
  10. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
  11. countable, uncountable A village in Iowa County, Wisconsin.

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Closest in meaning: breathe, wrong, kobe, beat, strike, hit, batter, bash, pound, pummel, thrash, clobber, wallop, hammer, smite, drub

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"cobb." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cobb. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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cobb. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cobb

Chicago

"cobb." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cobb.

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@misc{cobb_2026,
  title = {cobb},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cobb},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}