cobb
nounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//kɒb//
A sea-cob or gull.
noun
- 1
A sea-cob or gull.
- 2
A pier made from cobblestones.
- 3
A hand-basket, especially made from wicker.
- 4
A building material consisting of clay, sand, straw, water, and earth, similar to adobe. Also called cob, rammed earth or pisé.
- 5
A knock or blow.
- 6
Variant of cobAlternative form of cob (“person of mixed (black and white) race”).
His colour is nearly that of a grif or cobb, the produce of a mulatto and negro.
Etymology
Variant spelling of cob.
Forms
- plural
- cobbs