Cob
Encyclopedia
Places
- Cobb, CaliforniaCobb, CaliforniaCobb is a census-designated place in Lake County, California, United States. Cobb is located northwest of Whispering Pines, at an elevation of 2631 feet...
- Cobb, California, former name of Pine Grove, Lake County, CaliforniaPine Grove, Lake County, CaliforniaPine Grove is an unincorporated community in Lake County, California. It is located northwest of Whispering Pines, at an elevation of 2520 feet ....
- Cobb County, GeorgiaCobb County, GeorgiaCobb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. Its county seat and largest city is Marietta, which is located in the center of the county. The county was named for Thomas Willis Cobb, who in the early 19th century was a United States representative and senator from Georgia...
, United States - Cobb, GeorgiaCobb, GeorgiaCobb is an unincorporated community in Sumter County, Georgia, United States. It is the home of the largest pecan orchard in the world. Cobb is connected with the residents of Lake Blackshear and is the location of the Lake Blackshear Volunteer Fire Department....
, an unincorporated community in Sumter County, Georgia, United States - Cobb Town, WisconsinCobb Town, WisconsinCobb Town, Wisconsin is an unincorporated community in the Town of Farmington, Waupaca County, Wisconsin.It is located about south of Sheridan, along the Ice Age Trail....
, an unincorporated community, United States - The Cobb, the harbour wall in Lyme RegisLyme RegisLyme Regis is a coastal town in West Dorset, England, situated 25 miles west of Dorchester and east of Exeter. The town lies in Lyme Bay, on the English Channel coast at the Dorset-Devon border...
, England - The Cob, a long seawall in PorthmadogPorthmadogPorthmadog , known locally as "Port", and historically rendered into English as Portmadoc, is a small coastal town and community in the Eifionydd area of Gwynedd, in Wales. Prior to the Local Government Act 1972 it was in the administrative county of Caernarfonshire. The town lies east of...
, Wales - COB, an obsolete country code for Republic of the CongoRepublic of the CongoThe Republic of the Congo , sometimes known locally as Congo-Brazzaville, is a state in Central Africa. It is bordered by Gabon, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo , the Angolan exclave province of Cabinda, and the Gulf of Guinea.The region was dominated by...
- COB, the station code for Cooden Beach railway stationCooden Beach railway stationCooden Beach serves Cooden at the western end of Bexhill in East Sussex. It is on the East Coastway Line, and train services are provided by Southern.- The station :...
, Bexhill-on-Sea, United Kingdom - A movie screen belonging to Cobb TheatresCobb TheatresCobb Theatres, who presently operates 18 locations with 232 screens, is a cinema chain based in Birmingham, Alabama. The majority of Cobb Theatres' currently operating cinemas are in Florida, with others in Alabama, Virginia, and Colorado plus a new location under construction in Georgia.The...
People
- Cobb (surname)Cobb (surname)-People:*Amasa Cobb, American politician*Andrew R. Cobb , Canadian architect*Arnett Cobb, American jazz tenor saxophonist*Artie Cobb, American poker player*Britt Cobb, American politician*Cully Cobb, American agricultural publisher...
, many people with the surname Cobb (disambiguation page) - Conan O'BrienConan O'BrienConan Christopher O'Brien is an American television host, comedian, writer, producer and performer. Since November 2010 he has hosted Conan, a late-night talk show that airs on the American cable television station TBS....
, American television personality
Things
- Cob (material), a building material for making walls using compacted clay, sand and straw
- Cob or cobbing board, a wooden instrument used for punishment: see Paddle (spanking)Paddle (spanking)A spanking paddle is an implement used to strike a person on the buttocks. The act of striking a person with a paddle is known as "paddling". A paddling may be for punishment , or as an initiation or hazing ritual, or for erotic purposes.A paddle has two parts: a handle and a blade...
- Cob, Spanish gold and silver coins that were irregularly shaped and crudely struck: see Piece of eightSpanish dollarThe Spanish dollar is a silver coin, of approximately 38 mm diameter, worth eight reales, that was minted in the Spanish Empire after a Spanish currency reform in 1497. Its purpose was to correspond to the German thaler...
Animals
- Cob (horse)Cob (horse)A cob is a small horse, usually of a stout build, with strong bones, large joints, and steady disposition; it is a body type of horse rather than a specific breed...
, a small sturdy horse or large pony - Cob, an adult male swanSwanSwans, genus Cygnus, are birds of the family Anatidae, which also includes geese and ducks. Swans are grouped with the closely related geese in the subfamily Anserinae where they form the tribe Cygnini. Sometimes, they are considered a distinct subfamily, Cygninae...
- Cob, a gullGullGulls are birds in the family Laridae. They are most closely related to the terns and only distantly related to auks, skimmers, and more distantly to the waders...
Plants
- Cobb lettuce or Boston lettuce, a variety of lettuceLettuceLettuce is a temperate annual or biennial plant of the daisy family Asteraceae. It is most often grown as a leaf vegetable. It is eaten either raw, notably in salads, sandwiches, hamburgers, tacos, and many other dishes, or cooked, as in Chinese cuisine in which the stem becomes just as important...
- Cob, an ear of maizeMaizeMaize known in many English-speaking countries as corn or mielie/mealie, is a grain domesticated by indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica in prehistoric times. The leafy stalk produces ears which contain seeds called kernels. Though technically a grain, maize kernels are used in cooking as a vegetable...
(corn) - Cob or cob nut, another name for a filbert
Acronyms
- Chairman of the boardChairman of the BoardThe Chairman of the Board is a seat of office in an organization, especially of corporations.Chairman of the Board may also refer to:*Chairman of the Board , a 1998 film*Chairmen of the Board , a 1970s American soul music group...
- Central Obrera Boliviana, a federation of labor unions in Bolivia
- Company of BiologistsCompany of BiologistsThe Company of Biologists is a UK based charity and not-for-profit publisher that was established in 1925 with the aim to promote research and study across all branches of biology. The Company publishes currently four academic journals: Development, Disease Models & Mechanisms, Journal of Cell...
, a UK charity that publishes scientific journals - Contingency Operating Base, a US military term, a forward operating baseForward Operating BaseA forward operating base is any secured forward military position, commonly a military base, that is used to support tactical operations. A FOB may or may not contain an airfield, hospital, or other facilities. The base may be used for an extended period of time. FOBs are traditionally supported...
- Continent-ocean boundaryContinent-ocean boundaryThe Continent-ocean boundary or continent-ocean transition is the boundary between continental crust and oceanic crust on a passive margin. The identification of continent-ocean boundaries is important in the definition of plate boundaries at the time of break-up when trying to reconstruct the...
, the boundary between oceanic and continental crust on a passive margin - Chip-on-board, methods of directly mounting integrated circuitIntegrated circuitAn integrated circuit or monolithic integrated circuit is an electronic circuit manufactured by the patterned diffusion of trace elements into the surface of a thin substrate of semiconductor material...
s on printed circuit boards or substrates - Consistent Overhead Byte StuffingConsistent Overhead Byte StuffingConsistent Overhead Byte Stuffing is an algorithm for encoding data bytes that results in efficient, reliable, unambiguous packet framing regardless of packet content, thus making it easy for receiving applications to recover from malformed packets....
, an algorithm - Continuity of Business, an acronym sometimes used in conjunction with Disaster Recovery
- Chief of the boatChief of the boatChief of the Boat is an enlisted sailor on board a U.S. Navy submarine or Cyclone Class Coastal Patrol Ships, who serves as the senior enlisted advisor to the commanding officer and executive officer, and assists with matters regarding the good order and discipline of the crew. The Chief of the...
, the most senior enlisted crewperson on United States Navy submarines - Corn, Oats and Barley, a grain mix fed to horses and other livestock: see equine nutritionEquine nutritionEquine nutrition is the feeding of horses, ponies, mules, donkeys, and other equines. Correct and balanced nutrition is a critical component of proper horse care....
- Center of balance (disambiguation), multiple meanings
- Children of BodomChildren of BodomChildren of Bodom is a Finnish heavy metal band from Espoo. Formed in 1993, the group currently consists of Alexi Laiho , Roope Latvala , Janne Wirman , Henkka Seppälä , and Jaska Raatikainen...
, a Finnish metal band. - Church of the BrethrenChurch of the BrethrenThe Church of the Brethren is a Christian denomination originating from the Schwarzenau Brethren organized in 1708 by eight persons led by Alexander Mack, in Schwarzenau, Bad Berleburg, Germany. The Brethren movement began as a melding of Radical Pietist and Anabaptist ideas during the...
, an USA religious denomination of German origin - Church Office Building, headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Close of Business, the formal end of the day in financial markets or offices
- Creature Object, a simple programming language for the game Creatures (artificial life program)Creatures (artificial life program)Creatures is an artificial life computer program series, created in the mid-1990s by English computer scientist Steve Grand whilst working for the Cambridge computer games developer Millennium Interactive...