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/kob"nut'/, n.1. the nut of certain cultivated varieties of hazel, Corylus avellana grandis.2. a tree bearing such nuts.[1400-50; late ME cobylle nutt. See COBBLE1, NUT]
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Cobnut — Cob nut , n. 1. (Com.) A large roundish variety of the cultivated hazelnut. [1913 Webster] 2. A game played by children with nuts. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cobnut — [käb′nut΄] n. [see COB] FILBERT … English World dictionary
cobnut — UK [ˈkɒbˌnʌt] / US [ˈkɑbˌnʌt] noun [countable] Word forms cobnut : singular cobnut plural cobnuts a type of hazelnut … English dictionary
cobnut — paprastasis lazdynas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Lazdyninių šeimos dekoratyvinis, maistinis, vaistinis augalas (Corylus avellana), vedantis valgomus riešutus. Iš jo lapų gaunamas eterinis aliejus. Paplitęs Europoje ir Azijoje.… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
cobnut — noun Date: 1580 the fruit of a European hazel (Corylus avellana grandis); also the plant bearing this fruit … New Collegiate Dictionary
cobnut — noun The nut of the Common Hazel (Corylus avellana); hazelnut … Wiktionary
cobnut — n. nut with tuft … English contemporary dictionary
cobnut — noun see cob1 (sense 3) … English new terms dictionary
cobnut — noun (C) a nut from the hazel 1 tree; cob (3) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
cobnut — cob•nut [[t]ˈkɒbˌnʌt[/t]] n. 1) pln the nut of certain cultivated varieties of hazel Corylus avellana grandis[/ex] 2) pln a tree bearing such nuts • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME cobylle nutt. See cobble I, nut … From formal English to slang
