- (also corncob especially in British English)
the long hard part of the maize plant that the rows of yellow grains grow on 玉米芯；玉米穗轴 corn on the cob 玉米棒子
a strong horse with short legs 短腿壮马 
- (British English)
a round loaf of bread 圆面包 a crusty cob 脆皮圆面包
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting a strong man or leader): of unknown origin. The underlying general sense appears to be ‘rounded, sturdy’.