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COBNUT
hazelnut, filbert, cobnut, cob
(noun) nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus
cobnut, filbert, Corylus avellana, Corylus avellana grandis
(noun) small nut-bearing tree much grown in Europe
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cobnut (plural cobnuts)
The nut of the common hazel (Corylus avellana); hazelnut.
A specific cultivated variety of hazelnut, also known as the Kentish cobnut.
A game played by children with nuts.
Source: Wiktionary
Cob"nut`, n.
1. (Com.)
Definition: A large roundish variety of the cultivated hazelnut.
2. A game played by children with nuts.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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