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cobhouse

noun

Etymology

From cob + house.

  1. inherited from husen
  2. derived from *(s)kews-✻
  3. inherited from *hūsą✻ — “house”
  4. inherited from *hūs✻
  5. inherited from hūs — “dwelling, shelter, house”
  6. inherited from hous
  7. compounded as cobhouse — “cob + house”

Definitions

  1. A structure built of cob.

  2. A structure built of cobs of wood, often notched where the pieces cross.

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