noun
- the central woody core of an ear of corn; the corncob
- a male swan
Usage: often used in the phrase 'corn cobb'
Usage: less common than 'cob'
Examples
- The farmer collected the cobbs after shelling the corn.
- Cobbs can be ground into meal or used as animal bedding.
- The male swan, or cobb, is larger and more aggressive than the female.
- She burned dried corn cobbs in the stove for heat.
- The cobb guarded his territory on the pond.