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cobnut

cob·nut
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kob-nuht]
    • /ˈkɒbˌnʌt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kob-nuht]
    • /ˈkɒbˌnʌt/

Definitions of cobnut word

  • noun cobnut filbert 3
  • noun cobnut the nut of certain cultivated varieties of hazel, Corylus avellana grandis. 1
  • noun cobnut a tree bearing such nuts. 1
  • noun cobnut The nut of the common hazel (Corylus avellana); hazelnut. 1
  • noun cobnut A game played by children with nuts. 0

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Origin of cobnut

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
First recorded in 1400-50, cobnut is from the late Middle English word cobylle nutt. See cobble1, nut

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Parts of speech for Cobnut

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

cobnut popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

cobnut usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with cobnut

  • what is a cobnut?

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