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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
COB, n.3 "The husk of pease; as pease-cob" (Dmf. 1825 Jam.2; Dmf., Gall. 1898 E.D.D.; Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B.). Given as obsol. by Cai.7 (1936).
[Of uncertain origin. Eng. cob, Norw. and Sw. kopp, are generally supposed to have meant orig. a shell (which fits the present case), a bowl, the meaning of a head having arisen only in the 12th cent. (cf. the Ger. development from schale to gehirnschale). There is also a possibility that it may be a variant of Cod, n.2, id. (for interchange of b and d cf. cruben and cruden s.v. Cruban, n.1).]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Cob n.3". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/cob_n3>
