Cob

·noun A young herring.

II. Cob ·noun Clay mixed with straw.

III. Cob ·noun The top or head of anything.

IV. Cob ·vt To Strike.

V. Cob ·noun A fish;

— also called miller's thumb.

VI. Cob ·noun The axis on which the kernels of maize or indian corn grow.

VII. Cob ·noun A short-legged and stout horse, ·esp. one used for the saddle.

VIII. Cob ·noun A spider; perhaps from its shape; it being round like a head.

IX. Cob ·noun A cobnut; as, Kentish cobs. ·see Cobnut.

X. Cob ·noun A sea mew or gull; ·esp., the black-backed gull (Larus marinus).

XI. Cob ·noun A Spanish coin formerly current in Ireland, worth abiut 4s. 6d.

XII. Cob ·noun A leader or chief; a conspicuous person, ·esp. a rich covetous person.

XIII. Cob ·vt To break into small pieces, as ore, so as to sort out its better portions.

XIV. Cob ·noun A lump or piece of anything, usually of a somewhat large size, as of coal, or stone.

XV. Cob ·vt To punish by striking on the buttocks with a strap, a flat piece of wood, or the like.

XVI. Cob ·noun A punishment consisting of blows inflicted on the buttocks with a strap or a flat piece of wood.