n.
Pronunciation: ' käb
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English cobbe leader of a group, head; probably akin to cub (young animal), Middle English kebbe old cow or sheep, Dutch dialect kabbe, kebbe piglet
Date: 15th century
1 [perhaps short for cobswan lead swan] : a male swan
2 a dialect English : a rounded mass, lump, or heap b : a mixture of unburnt clay and straw used especially for constructing walls of small houses in England
3 : a crudely struck old Spanish coin of irregular shape
4 : CORNCOB 1
5 : a stocky short-legged riding horse