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<hw>Cob"i`ron</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Cob</er> the top.]</ety> <def>An andiron with a knob at the top.</def>

<i>Bacon.</i>

<h1>Cobishop</h1> <Xpage=271>

<hw>Co`bish"op</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A joint or coadjutant bishop.</def>

<i>Ayliffe.</i>

<h1>Coble</h1> <Xpage=271>

<hw>Co"ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>cuopel</ets>; cf. W. <ets>ceubal</ets> skiff, ferryboat.]</ety> <def>A flat-floored fishing boat with a lug sail, and a drop rudder extending from two to four feet below the keel. It was originally used on the stormy coast of Yorkshire, England.</def>

<h1>Cobnut</h1> <Xpage=271>

<hw>Cob"nut`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>A large roundish variety of the cultivated hazelnut.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A game played by children with nuts.</def>

<h1>Coboose</h1> <Xpage=271>

<hw>Co*boose"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Caboose</er>.</def>

<h1>Cobourg</h1> <Xpage=271>

<hw>Co"bourg</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Named from the town of <ets>Coburg</ets> in Germany.]</ety> <def>A thin worsted fabric for women's dresses.</def>

<h1>Cobra</h1> <Xpage=271>

<hw>Co"bra</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Copra</er>.</def>

<h1>Cobra</h1> <Xpage=271>

<hw>Co"bra</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The cobra de capello.</def>

<h1>Cobra de capello</h1> <Xpage=271>

<hw>Co"bra de ca*pel"lo</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <ety>[Pg., serpent of the hood.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The hooded snake (<spn>Naia tripudians</spn>), a highly venomous serpent inhabiting India.<-- now Naja --></def>

<h1>Cobstone</h1> <Xpage=271>

<hw>Cob"stone`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Cobblestone.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<h1>Cobswan</h1> <Xpage=271>

<hw>Cob"swan`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A large swan.</def>

<i>B. Jonson.</i>

<h1>Cobwall</h1> <Xpage=271>

<hw>Cob"wall`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Cob</ets> clay mixed with straw + <ets>wall</ets>.]</ety> <def>A wall made of clay mixed with straw.</def>

<h1>Cobweb</h1> <Xpage=271>

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