Defn: Cobblestone. [Prov. Eng.]
COBSWAN
Cob"swan`, n.
Defn: A large swan. B. Jonson.
COBWALL
Cob"wall`, n. Etym: [Cob clay mixed with straw + wall.]
Defn: A wall made of clay mixed with straw.
COBWEB
Cob"web`, n. Etym: [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 lament thy splendid wit Entangled in the cobwebs of the schools. Cowper.
3. That which is thin and unsubstantial, or flimsy and worthless; rubbish. The dust and cobwebs of that uncivil age. Sir P. Sidney.
4. (Zoöl.)