Meanings
nouncobwall (plural cobwalls)
plural cobwalls
- 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
Origin
From cob (“clay mixed with straw”) + wall.
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cobwall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cobwall
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“cobwall.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cobwall. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cobwall,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cobwall.
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