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cobnut

American  
[kob-nuht] / ˈkɒbˌnʌt /

noun

  1. the nut of certain cultivated varieties of hazel, Corylus avellana grandis.

  2. a tree bearing such nuts.

cobnut British  
/ ˈkɒbˌnʌt /

noun

  1. other names for a hazelnut

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Etymology

Origin of cobnut

First recorded in 1400–50, cobnut is from late Middle English cobylle nutt. See cobble 1, nut

Example Sentences

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One cobnut and a thimbleful of sherry wine per diem.

From The Holiday Round by Milne, A. A. (Alan Alexander)

Happily, though, we came in good season for the green filbert, which is gathered in the fall of the year, being known then as the Kentish cobnut.

From Europe Revised by Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury)

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