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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The remains were wrapped in textiles and buried alongside corn cobs; pottery fragments; and artifacts made of bone, stone and wood, reports Live Science’s Kristina Killgrove.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Apr. 2025
Kids were on shucking duty, while the adults were in charge of cutting the corn off the cob.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2025
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Ingredients
3 ears field corn, or sweet corn, kernels cut from the cobs, cobs halved crosswise, divided
Kosher salt
1 large bunch fresh chipilín leaves (8 oz.), stemmed, or 6 oz.
—Claudia Sántiz, Saveur, 26 Feb. 2025
On their menus: seafood bake, grilled street corn on the cob, coconut water, dips with chips, meat and cheese plates, a trio of sparkling cocktails and s’mores.
—Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Apr. 2025
Kids were on shucking duty, while the adults were in charge of cutting the corn off the cob.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2025
Serves 4 Time 1 hour Corn Mexican Recipes Recipes by Cuisine
Recipes by Ingredient
Ingredients
3 ears field corn, or sweet corn, kernels cut from the cobs, cobs halved crosswise, divided
Kosher salt
1 large bunch fresh chipilín leaves (8 oz.), stemmed, or 6 oz.
—Claudia Sántiz, Saveur, 26 Feb. 2025
On their menus: seafood bake, grilled street corn on the cob, coconut water, dips with chips, meat and cheese plates, a trio of sparkling cocktails and s’mores.
—Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 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 11 Jun. 2025.
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