different between combed vs cobbed

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English combed, kombide, equivalent to comb +? -ed.

Adjective

combed (comparative more combed, superlative most combed)

1. Arranged or groomed with a comb

   combed hair

Verb

combed

1. simple past tense and past participle of comb

Etymology 2

From comb +? -ed.

Adjective

combed (comparative more combed, superlative most combed)

1. Having a comb or crest

   combed lizards

English

Adjective

cobbed (comparative more cobbed, superlative most cobbed)

1. Broken, cut or trimmed into pieces of a convenient size, or formed into small blocks; cobbled.
2. Remaining on, or taken from the cob, (as in "cobbed corn").
3. Built of mud cobbles, and sealed with mud or an artificial equivalent.
4. Crudely or roughly assembled; put together in an improvised way, (as in "cobbed together").
5. Struck with misfortune (possibly a contraction of clobbered)
6. (dialect) Odd, peculiar, strange. (Comparative can be cobb'der and superlative can be cobb'dest).

Verb

cobbed

1. simple past tense and past participle of cob

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