Hazelnuts/Filberts/Cob Nuts

[Wilson Gray]

>From OED2:

"The Hazel~nut...Its varieties, the Filberts...and the Cob-nuts (vars.
grandis, glomerata, crispa)... "

-Wilson


On 1/26/06, FRITZ JUENGLING <juengling_fritz at salkeiz.k12.or.us> wrote:
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> I have a colleague who has an orchard  and asked the staff if any of us would like to purchase "Hazelnuts/Filberts/Cob Nuts."
> Now, if the pop/soda debate gets people's blood boiling, out here in Oregon the Hazelnut/Filbert divide can lead to warfare. Forget the Hatfields and McCoys.  Being the hazelnut/filbert capital of the world, we take our nuts seriously.
> Nevertheless, I'm familiar with hazelnut and filbert, but had never heard or seen 'cob nut.' My buddy said it was a term in use in the early part of the last century, but couldn't give any more info. Has anyone else ever heard 'cob nut'?
> Would appreciate any info--even to the negative.
> Fritz J
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