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A male swan.

A corncob.

A round, often crusty roll or loaf of bread.

A building material consisting of clay, sand, straw, water, and earth, similar to adobe; also called cobb, rammed earth or pisé.

To construct using mud blocks or to seal a wall using mud or an artificial equivalent.

Of growing corn, to have the heads mature into corncobs.

The nut of the common hazel (Corylus avellana); hazelnut.

A specific cultivated variety of hazelnut, also known as the Kentish cobnut.

A game played by children with nuts.

To beat with a flat instrument; to paddle.

(Northern UK, possibly colloquial) To throw, chuck, lob.

To chip off unwanted pieces of stone, so as to form a desired shape or improve the quality of mineral ore.

Initialism of contingency operating base.

Acronym of chief of boat.

Close of Business, usually referring to a deadline for an office in another time zone.

Example: NY office told the LA office to have report e-mailed by COB.

Coordination of Benefits

A cobblestone.

A particle from 64 to 256 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.

Small flat-bottomed fishing boat suitable for launching from a beach, found on the north-east coast of England and in Scotland.