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.