Meanings
kob1
kob2
nounkob (plural kobs)
plural kobs · alternative koba
- Any of several large game fish of the family Sciaenidae, especially the kabeljou (dusky kob or great kob or perhaps the smaller squaretail kob.
KOB3
proper noun
- rail transportThe station code of Kowloon Bay in Hong Kong.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
kob · noun
- krkob“antelope”
- Englishkob
Probably from Kanuri kob (“antelope”) or another related Central Sudanic form.
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Full word history & related roots →kob · noun
- Dutchkobbe“fish, goby, lumpfish”
- Afrikaanskob
- Englishkob
From Afrikaans kob, from Dutch kobbe (“fish, goby, lumpfish”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian блатен козел
- блатен козел (blaten kozel)Kobus kob
Catalan cob
- cobKobus kob
Czech voduška kob
- voduška kobKobus kob
Finnish kobiantilooppi, kobi
- kobiantilooppiKobus kob
- kobiKobus kob
Italian cobo, kob
- coboKobus kob
- kobKobus kob
Polish kob żółty
- kob żółtyKobus kob
Romanian kob
- kobKobus kob
Russian коб, боло́тный козёл
- коб (kob)Kobus kob
- боло́тный козёл (bolótnyj kozjól)Kobus kob
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with kob
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Cite this entry
APA
kob. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kob
MLA
“kob.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kob. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kob,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kob.
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