cob

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

1) a blow ; likewise to throw. Derb. Also a basket of wicker to carry on the arm ; a seed-cob, or seed-lib, a seed-basket used in sowing. Con, marl mixed with straw, used as walls to out-houses. Devonsh.

2) head, chief, or master. Cumb.

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