cobwall en · NOUN
Etymology
From cob (“clay mixed with straw”) + wall.
Meanings
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A wall made of cob (clay mixed with straw).
She drove full-head at the cobwall—'Oh, Jack, slip off,' screamed Annie—then she turned like light, when I thought to crush her, and ground my left knee against it. 'Mux me,' I cried, for my breeches were broken, and short words went the furthest—'if you kill me, you shall die with me.'
1869, R[ichard] D[oddridge] Blackmore, chapter X, in Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Sampson Low, Son, & Marston, […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cobwalls | Number=Plur | lexicographic |