cob

noun

/kɒb/

/kɑːb/

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(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’.

COB

abbreviation

/ˌsiː əʊ ˈbiː/

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close of business (the time when business ends for the day)营业时间结束，下班（全写为 close of business）
- We need to come to a decision by COB tomorrow.我们得在明天下班前做出决定。