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Webster 1913 Edition


Cobwork

Cob′workˊ

,
Adj.
Built of logs, etc., laid horizontally, with the ends dovetailed together at the corners, as in a log house; in marine work, often surrounding a central space filled with stones;
as, a
cobwork
dock or breakwater
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Definition 2024


cobwork

cobwork

English

Noun

cobwork (uncountable)

  1. construction work made of logs, etc., laid horizontally, with the ends dovetailed together at the corners, and in marine work often surrounding a central space filled with stones
    a cobwork dock or breakwater