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cob-floater

cob-floater noun: a very heavy downpour of rain.

Noun

cob-floater (plural cob-floaters)

  1. (US, dialectal) A very heavy downpour of rain.

Forms of cob-floater

pluralcob-floaters

Origin of cob-floater

From cob (“a large lump or piece”) + floater.

Questions about cob-floater

What does cob-floater mean?
Cob-floater means a very heavy downpour of rain.
What part of speech is cob-floater?
Cob-floater is a noun.
What is the plural of cob-floater?
The plural of cob-floater is cob-floaters.

Words near cob-floater in the dictionary

  1. Coaxums
  2. coaxy
  3. cob
  4. cob nut
  5. cob nuts
  6. cob-floater
  7. cob-floaters
  8. Coba
  9. Cobadin
  10. cobaea
  11. cobaeas

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