Definition of "cobnut" [cob•nut]

• The large edible nut of a cultivated variety of hazel. (noun)
• The plant bearing this fruit. (noun)

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• "Check out www.cobnuts.co.uk for other recipe ideas - damson and cobnut mincemeat caught my eye."
• "One cobnut and a thimbleful of sherry wine per diem."
• "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."