different between cobb vs cobby

English

Variant spelling of cob.

cobb (plural cobbs)

A sea-cob or gull.
A pier made from cobblestones.
A hand-basket, especially made from wicker.
A building material consisting of clay, sand, straw, water, and earth, similar to adobe. Also called cob, rammed earth or pisé.
(US) A knock or blow.
Alternative form of cob (“person of mixed (black and white) race”)
- 1807, François Raymond J. de Pons, Travels in South America, during ... 1801, 1802, 1803, and 1804. Transl, page 249:
  His colour is nearly that of a grif or cobb, the produce of a mulatto and negro.

cob +? -y

cobby (comparative cobbier, superlative cobbiest)

stocky
stout; hearty; lively
obstinate; headstrong
(Can we find and add a quotation of Brockett to this entry?)
arrogant

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