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Cob is an English term attested to around the year 1600 [3] for an ancient building material that has been used for building since prehistoric times. The use of this material in Iran is more than 4000 years old. The etymology of cob and cobbing is unclear, but in several senses means to beat or strike, [4] which is how cob material is applied ...
Chip on board (COB) is a method of circuit board manufacturing in which integrated circuits (e.g. microprocessors) are attached (wired, bonded directly) to a printed circuit board, and covered by a blob of epoxy. [1]
Poured and puddled adobe (puddled clay, piled earth), today called cob, is made by placing soft adobe in layers, rather than by making individual dried bricks or using a form. "Puddle" is a general term for a clay or clay and sand-based material worked into a dense, plastic state. [21]
Cob (material), a building material for making walls using compacted clay, sand and straw; Cob or cobbing board, a wooden instrument used for punishment: see Paddle (spanking) Cob, Spanish gold and silver coins that were irregularly shaped and crudely struck: see Spanish dollar
The 'Y Hwb' earthen round house, built using cob and ecobricks by Incredible Edible Porthmadog, North Wales, UK. Building with the blocks that result from compaction is a part of the process of plastic sequestration. Typically, Cob_(material) / adobe / earth building are used to completely encase the blocks.
Glass Gem corn, a unique variety of rainbow-colored corn, became an Internet sensation in 2012 when a photo of the sparkling cob was posted to Facebook.. Shortly after, the company that sells the ...
Gustaf Dalman (1855–1941), describing the material culture of Palestine in the early 20th century, photographed several types of clay ovens which he saw in use there. [6] Of those ovens used for baking bread, there was the tabun shaped like a large, bottomless earthenware pot turned upside down and fastened permanently to the ground.
Cob (material), methods of constructing buildings using cob or preparing cob building materials for use. Sometimes involves the use of the feet to crush and mix materials and the hands to sculpt walls; Building trades term for Kludge, derived from the implication that the work was done improperly, as if done with feet instead of hands.