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English
Etymology
From cob (“one who is eminent or great”) + swan.
Pronunciation
Noun
cobswan (plural cobswans)
- (obsolete, rare) A large male swan.
1840 March, Robert Browning, “Book the Second”, in Sordello, London: Edward Moxon, , →OCLC, page 83:here's plenty hint / Your pinions have received of late a shock— / Out-soar them, cobswan of the silver flock!
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