Cob
Cob [1]
(1): (n.) A Spanish coin formerly current in Ireland, worth abiut 4s. 6d.
(2): (n.) A short-legged and stout horse, esp. one used for the saddle.
(3): (n.) A fish; - also called miller's thumb.
(4): (v. t.) To strike
(5): (n.) A punishment consisting of blows inflicted on the buttocks with a strap or a flat piece of wood.
(6): (n.) A cobnut; as, Kentish cobs. See Cobnut.
(7): (n.) Clay mixed with straw.
(8): (n.) A young herring.
(9): (n.) A spider; perhaps from its shape; it being round like a head.
(10): (n.) The axis on which the kernels of maize or indian corn grow.
(11): (n.) A leader or chief; a conspicuous person, esp. a rich covetous person.
(12): (n.) The top or head of anything.
(13): (n.) A sea mew or gull; esp., the black-backed gull (Larus marinus).
(14): (v. t.) To break into small pieces, as ore, so as to sort out its better portions.
(15): (v. t.) To punish by striking on the buttocks with a strap, a flat piece of wood, or the like.
(16): (n.) A lump or piece of anything, usually of a somewhat large size, as of coal, or stone.
