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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