Webster's Dictionary 1913

4969

Cobble (2)

Cob″ble, n. [From Cob a lump. See Cob, n., 9, and cf. Copple, Copplestone.] 1. A cobblestone. “Their slings held cobbles round.” Fairfax.2. pl. Cob coal. See under Cob.

4970

Cobble (3)

Cob″ble (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Cobbled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Cobbling (?).] [OF. cobler, copler, to join or knit together, couple, F. coupler, L. copulare to couple, join. Cf. Co...

4971

Cobbler

Cob″bler (?), n. 1. A mender of shoes. Addison.2. A clumsy workman. Shak.3. A beverage. See Sherry cobbler, under Sherry.Cobbler fish(Zoöl.), a marine fish (Blepharis crinitus) ...

4972

Cobblestone

Cob″ble‐stone′ (?), n. A large pebble; a rounded stone not too large to be handled; a small boulder; — used for paving streets and for other purposes.

4973

Cobby

Cob″by (?), a. [From Cob, n.] 1. Headstrong; obstinate. Brockett.2. Stout; hearty; lively.

4974

Cobelligerent

Co′bel‐lig″er‐ent (?), a. Carrying on war in conjunction with another power.

4975

Cobelligerent (2)

Co′bel‐lig″er‐ent, n. A nation or state that carries on war in connection with another.

4976

Cobia

Co″bi‐a (?), n.(Zoöl.) An oceanic fish of large size (Elacate canada); the crabeater; — called also bonito, cubbyyew, coalfish, and sergeant fish.

4977

Cobiron

Cob″i′ron (?), n. [From Cob the top.] An andiron with a knob at the top. Bacon.

4978

Cobishop

Co′bish″op (?), n. A joint or coadjutant bishop. Ayliffe.

4979

Coble

Co″ble (?), n. [AS. cuopel; cf. W. ceubal skiff, ferryboat.] A flat-floored fishing boat with a lug sail, and a drop rudder extending from two to four feet below the keel. It wa...

4980

Cobnut

Cob″nut′ (?), n. 1. (Com.) A large roundish variety of the cultivated hazelnut.2. A game played by children with nuts.

4981

Coboose

Co‐boose″ (?), n. See Caboose.

4982

Cobourg

Co″bourg (?), n. [Named from the town of Coburg in Germany.] A thin worsted fabric for women's dresses.

4983

Cobra

Co″bra (?), n. See Copra.

4984

Cobra (2)

Co″bra, n. The cobra de capello.

4985

Cobra de capello

‖Co″bra de ca‐pel″lo (?). (Zoöl.) The hooded snake (Naia tripudians), a highly venomous serpent inhabiting India.

4986

Cobstone

Cob″stone′ (?), n. Cobblestone.

4987

Cobswan

Cob″swan′ (?), n. A large swan. B. Jonson.

4988

Cobwall

Cob″wall′ (?), n. [Cob clay mixed with straw + wall.] A wall made of clay mixed with straw.

4989

Cobweb

Cob″web′ (?), n. [Cob a spider + web.] 1. The network spread by a spider to catch its prey.2. A snare of insidious meshes designed to catch the ignorant and unwary.I can not but...

4990

Cobwebbed

Cob″webbed′ (?), a. Abounding in cobwebs. “The cobwebbed cottage.” Young.

4991

Cobwebby

Cob″web′by (?), a. Abounding in cobwebs, or any fine web; resembling a cobweb.

4992

Cobwork

Cob″work′ (?), a. Built of logs, etc., laid horizontally, with the ends dovetailed together at the corners, as in a log house; in marine work, often surrounding a central space ...

4993

Coca

Co″ca (?), n. The dried leaf of a South American shrub (Erythroxylon Coca). In med., called Erythroxylon.☞ Coca leaves resemble tea leaves in size, shape, and odor, and are chew...

4994

Cocagne

Coc‐agne″ (?), n. [F. cocagne, pays de cocagne; of uncertian origin, cf. Prov. F. couque cake, Catal. coca, L. coquere to cook; as if the houses in this country were covered wit...

4995

Cocaine

Co″ca‐ine (?), n.(Chem.) A powerful alkaloid, C17H21NO4, obtained from the leaves of coca. It is a bitter, white, crystalline substance, and is remarkable for producing local in...