Cobful

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Enough to fill a cob.

    "Give a man a cobful of tobacco and a dry, warm spot to squat on, and if you can coax him from it to a hoe or a grub-hook in the open, ..."

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"Give a man a cobful of tobacco and a dry, warm spot to squat on, and if you can coax him from it to a hoe or a grub-hook in the open, ..."

Etymology

From cob + -ful.

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