Meaning

noun nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus

noun stocky short-legged harness horse

noun white gull having a black back and wings

originOf uncertain origin. The word has many disparate senses, which are likely of diverse origin. The specifics of these origins have long been debated, as has the question of which senses arise from which origins. At least the swan sense originated in Middle English cobbe (“male swan; gang leader; bully”). Some other senses likely originated as a variant of cop (“head, top, peak, summit”). In other…

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