cob-horse
21cob — [[t]kɒb[/t]] n. 1) corncob 1): cooked corn on the cob[/ex] 2) orn a male swan 3) dch a short legged, thick set horse, often having a high gait 4) brit. a mixture of clay and straw, used as a building material • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME cobbe …
22cob — [15] Cob has a bizarre range of meanings – ‘nut’, ‘horse’, ‘male swan’, ‘loaf’, ‘ear of maize’ – but a distillation of them points back to an original ‘head, or something similarly rounded’ (cobnuts and cobloaves, for example, are spherical, and… …
23horse — noun Nadine boards and grooms horses horse around Syn: equine, mount, charger, cob, nag; pony; foal, yearling, colt, stallion, gelding, mare, filly; bronco; dated stepper; archaic steed …
24cob — I. /kɒb / (say kob) noun 1. a corncob. 2. a cobnut. 3. a male swan. 4. a short legged, thickset horse. 5. a horse with an unnaturally high gait. 6. a small lump of coal, ore, etc. 7. a roundish mass, lump, or heap. 8. a mixture of clay and straw …
25cob — noun Etymology: Middle English cobbe leader of a group, head; probably akin to cub (young animal), Middle English kebbe old cow or sheep, Dutch dialect kabbe, kebbe piglet Date: 15th century 1. [perhaps short for cobswan lead swan] a male swan 2 …
26cob — /kob/, n. 1. a corncob. 2. a male swan. 3. a short legged, thick set horse, often having a high gait and frequently used for driving. 4. Brit. a mixture of clay and straw, used as a building material. 5. Brit. Dial. a rounded mass or lump. 6. a… …
27cob — Synonyms and related words: ambler, auricle, bang, cap, corncob, ding, ear, ear of corn, exceed, excel, gaited horse, galloper, high stepper, mealie, outdo, outmatch, outshine, outstrip, pacer, pad, padnag, prancer, racker, side wheeler, single… …
28cob — kÉ’b n. corncob; male swan; short legged horse; (British) roll, bun …
29cob — cob1 noun 1》 Brit. a round loaf of bread. 2》 short for corncob. 3》 (also cobnut) a hazelnut or filbert. 4》 a powerfully built, short legged horse. 5》 a male swan. 6》 Brit. a roundish lump of coal. Origin ME (denoting a strong man or leader): of… …
30horse — n. 1. Steed, charger, stallion, gelding, mare, filly, colt, pony, sheltie or shelty, palfrey, pad, nag, barb, cob, roadster, tit, punch (as the case may be). 2. Cavalry, horsemen. 3. Stand, frame, support, buck …
