Cob or COB may refer to:

Animals

Cob (horse) A cob is traditionally a draft type pony. Typically of a stout build, with strong bones, large joints, and steady disposition, it is a body type of horse rather than a specific breed. Historically, in the United Kingdom and, to a lesser extent, t ...

, a small sturdy horse or large pony * Cob, an adult male

swan Swans are birds of the genus ''Cygnus'' within the family Anatidae. The swans' closest relatives include the goose, geese and ducks. Swans are grouped with the closely related geese in the subfamily Anserinae where they form the tribe (biology) ...

* Cob, a

gull Gulls, or colloquially seagulls, are seabirds of the subfamily Larinae. They are most closely related to terns and skimmers, distantly related to auks, and even more distantly related to waders. Until the 21st century, most gulls were placed ...

or seabird of the genus

Larus ''Larus'' is a large genus of gulls with worldwide distribution (by far the greatest species diversity is in the Northern Hemisphere). Many of its species are abundant and well-known birds in their ranges. Until about 2005–2007, most gulls ...

or of the family

Laridae Laridae is a family of seabirds in the order Charadriiformes that includes the gulls, terns (including white terns), noddies, and skimmers. It includes around 100 species arranged into 22 genera. They are an adaptable group of mostly aerial bird ...

Parts of plants

Corncob A corncob, also called corn cob or cob of corn, is the hard core of an ear of maize, bearing the kernels, made up of the chaff, woody ring, and pith. Corncobs contain mainly cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin. However, during several instance ...

, the core or inner part of an ear of maize (corn) on which the kernels grow * Cob or cob nut, another name for a

hazelnut The hazelnut is the fruit of the hazel tree and therefore includes any of the nuts deriving from species of the genus '' Corylus'', especially the nuts of the species ''Corylus avellana''. They are also known as cobnuts or filberts according to ...

Materials and objects

Cob (material) Cob, cobb, or clom (in Wales) is a natural building material made from subsoil, water, fibrous organic material (typically straw), and sometimes lime. The contents of subsoil vary, and if it does not contain the right mixture, it can be modifie ...

, a building material for making walls using compacted clay, sand and straw * Cob or cobbing board, a wooden instrument used for punishment: see

Paddle (spanking) A spanking paddle is an implement used to strike a person on the buttocks. The act of spanking a person with a paddle is known as "paddling". A paddling may be for punishment (normally of a student at school in the United States), for fun, or as ...

* Cob, Spanish gold and silver coins that were irregularly shaped and crudely struck: see

Spanish dollar The Spanish dollar, also known as the piece of eight (, , , or ), is a silver coin of approximately diameter worth eight Spanish reales. It was minted in the Spanish Empire following a monetary reform in 1497 with content fine silver. It w ...

* Cob, a crusty bread roll shaped like a squashed ball, commonly used in the English Midlands: see

List of bread rolls A bread roll is a small, often round loaf of bread served as a meal accompaniment, eaten plain or with butter. A roll can be served and eaten whole or cut transversely and dressed with filling between the two halves. Rolls are also commonly used t ...

Geographical objects

* The Cob, a seawall in

Porthmadog Porthmadog (), originally Portmadoc until 1972 and known locally as "Port", is a coastal town and community (Wales), community in the Eifionydd area of Gwynedd, Wales, and the historic counties of Wales, historic county of Caernarfonshire. It li ...

, Wales * The Cob, a seawall in Malltraeth, Anglesey, Wales * Kingsley Castle, also known as Castle Cob, a medieval motte in Kingsley, Cheshire, England

People

* Cob Stenham (born 1932), English business executive

Acronyms

* Bolivian Workers' Center, ''Central Obrera Boliviana'' in Spanish *

Brazilian Olympic Committee The Brazilian Olympic Committee (; COB) is the highest authority in Sports in Brazil, Brazilian sport and the governing body of Brazilian Olympic Games, Olympic sport. It was officially founded on 8 June 1914, but World War I caused its official ...

, ''Comitê Olímpico Brasileiro'' in Portuguese * Brazilian Workers Confederation, ''Confederação Operária Brasileira'' in Portuguese * Center of balance (disambiguation), multiple meanings * Cercle Olympique de Bamako, a Malian football team *

Chairman of the board The chair, also chairman, chairwoman, or chairperson, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a Board of directors, board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by ...

Chief of the boat The chief of the boat (COB) is an enlisted sailor onboard a United States Navy submarine who serves as the senior enlisted advisor to the commanding officer. Overview The chief of the boat holds the rank of senior chief petty officer (E-8) o ...

, the most senior enlisted crewperson on United States Navy submarines *

Children of Bodom Children of Bodom was a Finnish melodic death metal band from Espoo. Formed in 1993 as Inearthed, the final line-up of the group upon their split in 2019 consisted of frontman Alexi Laiho, drummer Jaska Raatikainen, bassist Henkka Seppälä, ...

, a Finnish metal band *

Chip on board Chip on board (COB) is a method of circuit board manufacturing in which integrated circuits (e.g. microprocessors) are attached (wired, bonded directly) to a printed circuit board, and covered by a blob of epoxy. Chip on board eliminates the pa ...

, a method of directly mounting semiconductors on printed circuit boards or substrates *

Church of the Brethren The Church of the Brethren is an Anabaptist Christian denomination in the Schwarzenau Brethren tradition ( "Schwarzenau New Baptists") that was organized in 1708 by Alexander Mack in Schwarzenau, Germany during the Radical Pietist revival. ...

, an American religious denomination of German origin * Church Office Building, headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints *

Clerk A clerk is a white-collar worker who conducts record keeping as well as general office tasks, or a worker who performs similar sales-related tasks in a retail environment. The responsibilities of clerical workers commonly include Records managem ...

of the Board, of an organizational board or committee * Clive's Original Band or C.O.B., an English folk band headed by

Clive Palmer Clive Frederick Palmer (born 26 March 1954) is an Australian billionaire businessman and politician. He has iron ore, nickel, and coal holdings. Palmer owns many businesses such as Mineralogy, Waratah Coal, Queensland Nickel at Townsville, t ...

* Close of Business, the formal end of the day in financial markets or offices *

Coburg railway station Coburg railway station is a commuter railway station located in the northern suburb of Coburg, Victoria, Coburg in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The station opened on 9 September 1884, with the former ground level station closed and demolish ...

, Melbourne *

College of The Bahamas The University of The Bahamas (UB) is the national public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas with campuses throughout the archipelago. The main campus is located in the capital city of Nassau, on the island of New ...

, the national public institution of higher education * Company of Biologists, a UK charity that publishes scientific journals * Continent-ocean boundary, the boundary between oceanic and continental crust on a passive margin * Contingency Operating Base, a US military term, a

forward operating base A forward operating base (FOB) is any secured forward operational level military position, commonly a military base, that is used to support strategic goals and tactical objectives. A FOB may contain an airbase, hospital, machine shop, and othe ...

* Continuity of Business, an acronym sometimes used in conjunction with Disaster Recovery * Corn, Oats and Barley, a grain mix fed to horses and other livestock: see

equine nutrition Equine nutrition is the feeding of horses, pony, ponies, mules, donkeys, and other Equus (genus), equines. Correct and balanced nutrition is a critical component of proper horse care. Horses are non-ruminant herbivores of a type known as a "hin ...

* Creature Object, a simple programming language for the game

Creatures (artificial life program) ''Creatures'' is an artificial life simulation packaged as a video game developed by British studio Creature Labs for Windows, and was ported to Macintosh, PlayStation, and Game Boy Advance. It is the first game in the '' Creatures'' series. Game ...

* Crew overboard, in boating: see

Man overboard "Man overboard!" is an exclamation given aboard a vessel to indicate that a member of the crew or a passenger has fallen off of the ship into the water and is in need of immediate rescue. Whoever sees the person fall is to shout, "Man overboar ...

Codes

* cob, the ISO 639-3 code for the Chicomuceltec language of Mexico and Guatemala * COB, an obsolete country code for

Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo), is a country located on the western coast of Central ...

* Cooden Beach railway station, a railway station in Sussex, England