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The definition of Cob...FAO Chesterfield and H5


nixy

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I have been seriously losing sleep over this since Wales! I think i've found the answer. I'm not sure whether you would put a sausage in one though. I'm also a little bit worried about the last one........ :lol:

 

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1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a male swan

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) a thickset short-legged type of riding and draught horse

3. (Cookery) (Law / Recreational Drugs) short for corncob, corncob pipe, cobnut

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Brit another name for hazel [1]

5. (Mining & Quarrying) a small rounded lump or heap of coal, ore, etc.

6. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) Brit and NZ a building material consisting of a mixture of clay and chopped straw

7. (Cookery) Also called cob loaf Brit a round loaf of bread this is a loaf of bread so not sure we can count it as being like a bread roll/bap/bun :lol:

vb cobs, cobbing, cobbed

(tr) Brit informal to beat, esp on the buttocks

[of uncertain origin; probably related to Icelandic kobbi seal; see cub]

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