1
[perhaps short for cobswan lead swan]
: a male swan
2
a
dialectal, England
: a rounded mass, lump, or heap
b
: a mixture of unburned clay and straw used especially for constructing walls of small houses in England
3
: a crudely struck old Spanish coin of irregular shape
—often used before another noun
a cob dollar
4
5
: a stocky short-legged riding horse
Examples of cob in a Sentence
She used a knife to cut the corn from the cob.
We had corn on the cob.
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On their menus: seafood bake, grilled street corn on the cob, coconut water, dips with chips, meat and cheese plates, a trio of sparkling cocktails and s’mores.
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Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
To freeze kernels of corn, remove the corn kernels from the cob.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 July 2024
How To Serve Boiled Corn on the Cob Corn on the cob purists will just add a little salt and butter and call it a day.
—Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 13 June 2024
Cut kernels from cobs, keeping ribs of kernels intact as much as possible to yield about 2 cups.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024
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Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
To freeze kernels of corn, remove the corn kernels from the cob.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 July 2024
How To Serve Boiled Corn on the Cob Corn on the cob purists will just add a little salt and butter and call it a day.
—Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 13 June 2024
Cut kernels from cobs, keeping ribs of kernels intact as much as possible to yield about 2 cups.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for cob
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“Cob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cob. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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