Definition of cob

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