cobiron

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noun

An andiron with a knob at the top.

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Meanings

nouncobiron (plural cobirons)

plural cobirons

  1. obsoleteAn andiron with a knob at the top.

    the implements of the kitchen ; as spits , ranges , cobirons , pots , etc

    a. 1626, Francis Bacon, Inquisitions touching the compounding of metals

Origin

From cob + iron, from cob (“the top”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

boronic
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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