Cob



GRE

解释

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• n. 玉米棒子; 长圆面包

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English cobbe leader of a group, head; probably akin to cub (young animal), Middle English kebbe old cow or sheep, Dutch dialect kabbe, kebbe piglet
• Date: 15th century
• 1. \［perhaps short for cobswan lead swan\］ a male swan
• 2.
  • a. dialect England a rounded mass, lump, or heap
  • b. a mixture of unburnt clay and straw used especially for constructing walls of small houses in England
• 3. a crudely struck old Spanish coin of irregular shape
• 4. corncob 1
• 5. a stocky short-legged riding horse

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