cobhouse

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noun

A building made of cob.

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Meanings

nouncobhouse (plural cobhouses)

plural cobhouses

  1. A building made of cob.
  2. A building made of cobs of wood, often notched where the pieces cross.
    1. A flimsy structure, as one built by children from small bits of wood and other materials.
    2. An outbuilding of inferior construction.
    3. figurativelyA flimsy arrangement or structure.

Origin

From cob + house.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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