cobnut

[ kob-nuht ]

noun

1. the nut of certain cultivated varieties of hazel, Corylus avellana grandis.
2. a tree bearing such nuts.

cobnut

/ ˈkɒbˌnʌt /

noun

1. other names for a hazelnut

Word History and Origins

Origin of cobnut¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cobnut¹

C16: from earlier cobylle nut; see cobble ¹, nut

Example Sentences

The Nut, the Filbert, and the Cobnut, are all botanically the same, and the two last were cultivated in England long before Shakespeare's time, not only for the fruit, but also, and more especially, for the oil.

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Besides our unusual privilege of grape-growing in the open air, our little estate boasted a magnificent beurré pear tree, a small arbor of intertwined and peculiarly fine filbert and cobnut trees, and some capital greengage and apple trees; among the latter, a remarkably large and productive Ribstone pippin.

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The Hazelnut, with the Filbert and Cobnut, varieties of the same nut obtained by cultivation, are among the most desirable nuts for general consumption.

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One cobnut and a thimbleful of sherry wine per diem.

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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.

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