cob

noun
🔊/kɒb/
🔊/kɑːb/
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  1. (also corncob especially in British English)
    the long hard part of the maize plant that the rows of yellow grains grow on玉米芯;玉米穗轴
    • corn on the cob玉米棒子
  2. a strong horse with short legs短腿壮马
  3. (British English) a round loaf of bread圆面包
    • a crusty cob脆皮圆面包
  4. Word Originlate Middle English (denoting a strong man or leader): of unknown origin. The underlying general sense appears to be ‘rounded, sturdy’.

COB

abbreviation
🔊/ˌsiː əʊ ˈbiː/
🔊/ˌsiː əʊ ˈbiː/
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  1. close of business (the time when business ends for the day)营业时间结束,下班(全写为 close of business)
    • We need to come to a decision by COB tomorrow.我们得在明天下班前做出决定。