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cobhouse

cobhouse noun: a structure built of cob.

cobhouse: a structure built of cob
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Noun

cobhouse (plural cobhouses)

  1. A structure built of cob.
  2. A flimsy structure, as one built by children from small bits of wood and other materials.
  3. An outbuilding of inferior construction.
  4. (figuratively) A flimsy arrangement or structure.

Forms of cobhouse

pluralcobhouses

Origin of cobhouse

From cob + house.

Questions about cobhouse

What does cobhouse mean?
Cobhouse means a structure built of cob.
What part of speech is cobhouse?
Cobhouse is a noun.
What is the plural of cobhouse?
The plural of cobhouse is cobhouses.

Words near cobhouse in the dictionary

  1. cobfuls
  2. Cobh
  3. Cobham
  4. Cobhamite
  5. Cobhamites
  6. cobhouse
  7. cobhouses
  8. cobia
  9. Cobian
  10. Cobians
  11. cobias

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