cobs

Ears without kernels

Cobs is the plural of cob, which has several unrelated meanings.

Most commonly, a cob is the cylindrical core of an ear of corn: corn on the cob, We threw the cobs to the pigs.

A cob is also a stocky, short-legged horse, or a male swan.

In British dialect, a cob can be a round bread roll.

corn

maize

Cob-bearing cereal crop

stalk · field · sweetcorn · popcorn · shucking · buttered · roasting · grilling · crop · agriculture

husk

sheath

Protective blade covering

  • chaffProtective seed coverings
  • shuckProtective outer covering
  • wrapperOuter protective layer

covering · fibrous · silage · roughage · protective · bract · organic · stripping · peeling · fodder

horse

sturdy

Solidly built, durable

Welsh · draft · riding · harness · carriage · equine · breed · gelding · mare · steed

bread

loaf

Baked bread shape

  • rollList of names
  • roundCurved like circle
  • crustyHard-shelled, literally or figuratively

baked · dough · crust · rustic · artisan

waste

trash

Discarded worthless material

scraps · leftovers · compost · discard · remnants · detritus · spoilage · biomass · feedstock

Categories
Opposites
corn anatomy

cobskernels

Seeds within husks

corn kernels · niblets · husks · grains · corn

swan sex

cobspens

Handheld writing implements

cygnets

horse build

cobsthoroughbreds

Animals of unmixed lineage

Arabians · racers · warmbloods · racehorses · ponies

Phrases
Family

cob, cobnut

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G