cob-floater

noun

A very heavy downpour of rain.

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Meanings

nouncob-floater (plural cob-floaters)

plural cob-floaters

  1. USdialectalA very heavy downpour of rain.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
frog-stranglertoad-strangler

Origin

From cob (“a large lump or piece”) + floater.

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APA

cob-floater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cob-floater

MLA

“cob-floater.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cob-floater. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cob-floater,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cob-floater.

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