cobs is a form of:

Cob



noun
1.
(A corncob, a male swan, a hazelnut, a round loaf of bread, a leader) ហង្សឈ្មោល corn cob បណ្ដូល (ពោត) (ពីងពាង, ដុំ) / swan cob ក្ងានឈ្មោល
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A sea mew or gull; esp., the black-backed gull (Larus marinus).
2.
The top or head of anything.
3.
A leader or chief; a conspicuous person, esp. a rich covetous person.
4.
The axis on which the kernels of maize or indian corn grow.
5.
A spider; perhaps from its shape; it being round like a head.
6.
A young herring.
7.
A fish; -- also called miller's thumb.
8.
A short-legged and stout horse, esp. one used for the saddle.
9.
A lump or piece of anything, usually of a somewhat large size, as of coal, or stone.
10.
A cobnut; as, Kentish cobs.
11.
Clay mixed with straw.
12.
A punishment consisting of blows inflicted on the buttocks with a strap or a flat piece of wood.
13.
A Spanish coin formerly current in Ireland, worth abiut 4s. 6d.
verb
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To break into small pieces, as ore, so as to sort out its better portions.
2.
(TRANSITIVE) To punish by striking on the buttocks with a strap, a flat piece of wood, or the like.
1.
To strike