Cobswan

//ˈkɒbswɒn// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A large male swan. obsolete, rare

    "I'am not taken / With a Cob-Swan, or a high-mounting Bull / As fooliſh Leda and Europa were."

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"I'am not taken / With a Cob-Swan, or a high-mounting Bull / As fooliſh Leda and Europa were."

Etymology

From cob (“one who is eminent or great”) + swan.

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