English

Pronunciation
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k�b, /k�b/, /<tt>kQb</tt>/
:Rhymes:English:-�b|Rhymes: -�b

Noun
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1. A male swan.
2. The portion of a corn plant around which the kernels grow.
3. a spherical shaped loaf of bread; a bread roll
4. short for cobnut
5. short for cobble or cobblestone
6. mud used as a building material, placed then dried. Also called rammed earth or pisé.
7. a horse having a stout body and short legs

Translations
trans-top|A male swan
Finnish: urosjoutsen
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French: cygne mâle m (there is no special word in French for cob in this sense)
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trans-top|The portion of a corn plant around which the kernels grow
Finnish: maissintähkä
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Spanish: olote
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trans-top|a spherical shaped loaf of bread; a bread roll
Finnish: sämpylä
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trans-top|short for cobnut
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trans-top|short for cobble or cobblestone
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trans-top|mud used as a building material, placed then dried
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trans-top|a horse having a stout body and short legs
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ttbc|Lithuanian: gulbinas m
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ttbc|Spanish: mazorca

Verb
en-verb|cob|b|ed

1. (possibly colloquial, N UK) to throw, chuck, lob

Category:Building materials

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• 2007-11-27 22:54 - DerbethBot - added audio En-us-cob.ogg

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