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cobful

noun

Etymology

From cob + -ful.

  1. inherited from cobbe — “male swan; gang leader; bully”
  2. suffixed as cobful — “cob + ful”

Definitions

  1. Enough to fill a cob.

    • Give a man a cobful of tobacco and a dry, warm spot to squat on, and if you can coax him from it to a hoe or a grub-hook in the open, ...
    • It is not infertile: each plant sets a cobful of seeds without difficulty, lining them up in neat rows.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA