1
[perhaps short for cobswan lead swan]
: a male swan
2
a
dialectal, England
: a rounded mass, lump, or heap
b
: a mixture of unburned clay and straw used especially for constructing walls of small houses in England
3
: a crudely struck old Spanish coin of irregular shape
—often used before another noun
a cob dollar
4
5
: a stocky short-legged riding horse
Examples of cob in a Sentence
She used a knife to cut the corn from the cob.
We had corn on the cob.
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When finished, fold the wires in half and stack them across each other, crossing the wires until a cob shape forms.
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Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
The best way to eat corn is straight off the cob, dripping with butter and showered with coarse salt … or grilled to roasty, caramelized perfection and slathered with spicy lime mayo.
—Beth Dooley, Boston Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
For the Giles family of Waukegan, who sold roasted corn on the cob on a stick, seasoning the cob with mayo, cheese, butter and chili pepper creates a handheld treat with no dishes to toss, just organic materials to recycle.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
This goes double for recipes that require you to cut the kernels from the cob.
—Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2025
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Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
The best way to eat corn is straight off the cob, dripping with butter and showered with coarse salt … or grilled to roasty, caramelized perfection and slathered with spicy lime mayo.
—Beth Dooley, Boston Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
For the Giles family of Waukegan, who sold roasted corn on the cob on a stick, seasoning the cob with mayo, cheese, butter and chili pepper creates a handheld treat with no dishes to toss, just organic materials to recycle.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
This goes double for recipes that require you to cut the kernels from the cob.
—Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cob
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“Cob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cob. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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