Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cobswan

/ˈkɒbswɒn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cob-swan
IPA: /ˈkɒbswɒn/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large male swan.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"I'am not taken / With a Cob-Swan, or a high-mounting Bull / As fooliſh Leda and Europa were."
"[T]here's plenty hint / Your pinions have received of late a shock— / Out-soar them, cobswan of the silver flock!"

Etymology

From cob (“one who is eminent or great”) + swan.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

cobswans (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce cobswan?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɒbswɒn/.
What does cobswan mean?: A large male swan.
Where does cobswan come from?: From cob (“one who is eminent or great”) + swan.

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