2006-10-01 07:54:26 · 10 answers · asked by wendy k 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
In the North and Midlands of England a 'cob' is a round bread roll. The globules of sweat on the forehead are likened to these and being round so 'sweating cobs' meant that you were so hot you could sweat out beads of sweat as large as cobs. A 'cob' is also a name for anything globular and was once a nickname for testicles.
2006-10-01 08:28:40 · answer #1 · answered by quatt47 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The cob is a type of horse, found in Wales,Ireland and Normandy. It is a native species which predated the arrival of the Romans two thousand years ago. Here is a description :
COB HORSE
The Cob refers to any horse between 14 and 15 hh, stocky and strongly built, with the exception of the Welsh Cob.
The Cob should be compact and placid.
They should provide a comfortable ride.
The Cob should also be a strong all-rounder.
The Cob is traditionally shown with a hogged mane.
If you want to find out more, a search of "cob horse" on the Internet should provide what you want to know.
2006-10-01 10:08:28 · answer #2 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure, more context might help, but three ideas in what I feel is order of diminishing likelihood:
1. A cob is Staffordshire dialect for a sweat.
2. A cob is the term for a pipe made from a corn cob, and I believe these sometimes sweat.
3. A cob is a hazel nut, could sweating them be a culinary process (like sweating onions)?
2006-10-01 08:12:35 · answer #3 · answered by Sangmo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is the same technique I have taught over 138,000 men and women in 157 countries to successfully treat their excessive sweating condition over the past 7 years!
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2016-05-25 04:34:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you have to pass a corn cob, its gonna hurt and youre gonna sweat
2006-10-01 11:28:33 · answer #5 · answered by who da wha? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
think it refers to a hot corn cob
2006-10-01 07:59:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Its a type of horse
2006-10-01 08:10:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have absolutely no idea. Nor has any one else in the family!
Good luck
2006-10-01 08:00:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
err its also a male swan...
2006-10-01 10:24:34 · answer #9 · answered by heathen_mum 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/;_ylt=A9htdZlnESBFVOoACZtLBQx.;_ylu=X3oDMTEwb2pvcW45BGNvbG8DZQRsA1dTMQRwb3MDMTUEc2VjA3NyBHZ0aWQD?qid=20060606130151AAFsxrt
2006-10-01 08:06:31 · answer #10 · answered by STEVErunswithdogs 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋