COB

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cob mean? 

• COB (noun)
  The noun COB has 4 senses:

1. nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus

2. stocky short-legged harness horse

3. white gull having a black back and wings

4. adult male swan

  Familiarity information: COB used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COB (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

cob; cobnut; filbert; hazelnut

Hypernyms ("cob" is a kind of...):

edible nut (a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell)

Holonyms ("cob" is a part of...):

hazel; hazelnut; hazelnut tree (any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Stocky short-legged harness horse

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("cob" is a kind of...):

harness horse (horse used for pulling vehicles)

Sense 3

Meaning:

White gull having a black back and wings

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

black-backed gull; cob; great black-backed gull; Larus marinus

Hypernyms ("cob" is a kind of...):

gull; sea gull; seagull (mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs)

Holonyms ("cob" is a member of...):

genus Larus; Larus (type genus of the Laridae)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Adult male swan

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("cob" is a kind of...):

swan (stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult)