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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Mew \Mew\, noun [AS. m?w, akin to D. meeuw, G. m["o]we, OHG. m?h, Icel. m[=a]r.] (Zo["o]l.) A gull, esp. the common British species ({Larus canus}); called also {sea mew}, {maa}, {mar}, {mow}, and {cobb}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Cob \Cob\, noun [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}, noun]
1. The top or head of anything. [Obs.] --W. Gifford.
2. A leader or chief; a conspicuous person, esp. a rich covetous person. [Obs.]
All cobbing country chuffs, which make their bellies and their bags their god, are called rich cobs. --Nash.
3. The axis on which the kernels of maize or indian corn grow. [U. S.]
4. (Zo["o]l.) A spider; perhaps from its shape; it being round like a head.
5. (Zo["o]l.) A young herring. --B. Jonson.
6. (Zo["o]l.) A fish; -- also called {miller's thumb}.
7. A short-legged and stout horse, esp. one used for the saddle. [Eng.]
8. (Zo["o]l.) A sea mew or gull; esp., the black-backed gull ({Larus marinus}). [Written also {cobb}.]
9. A lump or piece of anything, usually of a somewhat large size, as of coal, or stone.
10. A cobnut; as, Kentish cobs. See {Cobnut}. [Eng.]
11. Clay mixed with straw. [Prov. Eng.]
The poor cottager contenteth himself with cob for his walls, and thatch for his covering. --R. Carew.
12. A punishment consisting of blows inflictod on tho buttocas with a strap or a flat piece of wood. --Wright.
13. A Spanish coin formerly current in Ireland, worth abiut 4s. 6d. [Obs.] --Wright.
{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.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
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
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
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
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
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
From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:
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
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