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n. - Adult male swan; White gull having a black back and wings; Stocky short-legged harness horse; Nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus.

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Usage examples (34)
  • The corn on the cob is gone (with 45 minutes of arriving home).
  • Amy Sussman for The Wall Street Journal Corn on the cob is coated in cotija cheese, mayonnaise and chile powder.
  • I do believe you just called a cob cute!!!!!!?????
  • The cob was his only horse, worth a fortune to him.
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  • The "kob" (South African antelope) ate a "cob" (corncob) for the first time in the zoo.
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