How to pronounce cob

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What cob means

noun

Most people know cob in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.

A full-grown male swan

In a sentence: The cob spread his white wings and hissed to guard the nest where his mate sat.

Where it comes from: No one is sure where cob came from, and its many meanings may have different sources. The swan meaning goes back to the Middle English cobbe, a male swan or a leader.

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