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cobwork

cobwork noun: construction work made of logs, etc., laid horizontally, with the ends dovetailed together at the corners, and in marine work often surrounding a central space filled with stones.

Noun

cobwork (uncountable)

  1. construction work made of logs, etc., laid horizontally, with the ends dovetailed together at the corners, and in marine work often surrounding a central space filled with stones
    • cobwork dock
    • cobwork breakwater

Origin of cobwork

From cob + work?

Questions about cobwork

What does cobwork mean?
Cobwork means construction work made of logs, etc., laid horizontally, with the ends dovetailed together at the corners, and in marine work often surrounding a central space filled with stones.
What part of speech is cobwork?
Cobwork is a noun.

Words near cobwork in the dictionary

  1. cobwebless
  2. cobweblike
  3. cobwebs
  4. cobwebsite
  5. cobwebsites
  6. cobwork
  7. Coby
  8. cobyric
  9. cobza
  10. cobzas
  11. COC

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