transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkäb ]
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 England : 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