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Mew \Mew\, n. [AS. m?w, akin to D. meeuw, G. m["o]we, OHG. m?h,
   Icel. m[=a]r.] (Zool.)
   A gull, esp. the common British species ({Larus canus});
   called also {sea mew}, {maa}, {mar}, {mow}, and {cobb}.
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Cob \Cob\, n. [Cf. AS. cop, copp, head, top, D. kop, G. kopf,
   kuppe, LL. cuppa cup (cf. E. brainpan), and also W. cob tuft,
   spider, cop, copa, top, summit, cobio to thump. Cf. {Cop}
   top, {Cup}, n.]
   1. The top or head of anything. [Obs.] --W. Gifford.
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   2. A leader or chief; a conspicuous person, esp. a rich
      covetous person. [Obs.]
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            All cobbing country chuffs, which make their bellies
            and their bags their god, are called rich cobs.
                                                  --Nash.
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   3. The axis on which the kernels of maize or indian corn
      grow. [U. S.]
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   4. (Zool.) A spider; perhaps from its shape; it being round
      like a head.
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   5. (Zool.) A young herring. --B. Jonson.
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   6. (Zool.) A fish; -- also called {miller's thumb}.
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   7. A short-legged and stout horse, esp. one used for the
      saddle. [Eng.]
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   8. (Zool.) A sea mew or gull; esp., the black-backed gull
      ({Larus marinus}). [Written also {cobb}.]
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   9. A lump or piece of anything, usually of a somewhat large
      size, as of coal, or stone.
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   10. A cobnut; as, Kentish cobs. See {Cobnut}. [Eng.]
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   11. Clay mixed with straw. [Prov. Eng.]
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             The poor cottager contenteth himself with cob for
             his walls, and thatch for his covering. --R. Carew.
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   12. A punishment consisting of blows inflictod on tho
       buttocas with a strap or a flat piece of wood. --Wright.
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   13. A Spanish coin formerly current in Ireland, worth abiut
       4s. 6d. [Obs.] --Wright.
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   {Cob coal}, coal in rounded lumps from the size of an egg to
      that of a football; -- called also {cobbles}. --Grose.

   {Cob loaf}, a crusty, uneven loaf, rounded at top. --Wright.

   {Cob money}, a kind of rudely coined gold and silver money of
      Spanish South America in the eighteenth century. The coins
      were of the weight of the piece of eight, or one of its
      aliquot parts.
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Cobb, CA (CDP, FIPS 14302)
  Location: 38.83782 N, 122.72415 W
  Population (1990): 1477 (756 housing units)
  Area: 12.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Cobb, GA
  Zip code(s): 31735
Cobb, WI (village, FIPS 15975)
  Location: 42.96527 N, 90.32935 W
  Population (1990): 440 (184 housing units)
  Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 53526
    

Cobb, CA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in California
   Population (2000):    1638
   Housing Units (2000): 940
   Land area (2000):     4.897068 sq. miles (12.683348 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.008185 sq. miles (0.021198 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    4.905253 sq. miles (12.704546 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            14302
   Located within:       California (CA), FIPS 06
   Location:             38.835146 N, 122.722348 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Cobb, CA
    Cobb
    

Cobb, WI -- U.S. village in Wisconsin
   Population (2000):    442
   Housing Units (2000): 199
   Land area (2000):     0.898870 sq. miles (2.328063 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.898870 sq. miles (2.328063 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            15975
   Located within:       Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
   Location:             42.966873 N, 90.331150 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     53526
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Cobb, WI
    Cobb
    

Cobb -- U.S. County in Georgia
   Population (2000):    607751
   Housing Units (2000): 237522
   Land area (2000):     340.149919 sq. miles (880.984209 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    4.360028 sq. miles (11.292420 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    344.509947 sq. miles (892.276629 sq. km)
   Located within:       Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
   Location:             33.935535 N, 84.559283 W
   Headwords:
    Cobb
    Cobb, GA
    Cobb County
    Cobb County, GA