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cobwall

cobwall noun: a wall made of cob (clay mixed with straw).

Noun

cobwall (plural cobwalls)

  1. A wall made of cob (clay mixed with straw).
    • She drove full-head at the cobwall—'Oh, Jack, slip off,' screamed Annie—then she turned like light, when I thought to crush her, and ground my left knee against it. 'Mux me,' I cried, for my breeches were broken, and short words went the furthest—'if you kill me, you shall die with me.'1869, R[ichard] D[oddridge] Blackmore, chapter X, in Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Sampson Low, Son, & Marston, […], →OCLC

Forms of cobwall

pluralcobwalls

Origin of cobwall

From cob (“clay mixed with straw”) + wall.

Questions about cobwall

What does cobwall mean?
Cobwall means a wall made of cob (clay mixed with straw).
What part of speech is cobwall?
Cobwall is a noun.
What is the plural of cobwall?
The plural of cobwall is cobwalls.

Words near cobwall in the dictionary

  1. Coburg North
  2. Coburgs
  3. Coburn
  4. Coburns
  5. Cobus
  6. cobwall
  7. cobwalls
  8. cobweb
  9. cobweb brush
  10. cobweb brushes
  11. cobweb chart

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