Hazelnuts/Filberts/Cob Nuts

[Joel S. Berson]

Wilson did not note that his quotation is s.v. "cob-nut", which is
dated from 1580 in OED2;  and that his quote is 1889.

Joel

At 1/26/2006 04:54 PM, you wrote:
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> From OED2:
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>"The Hazel~nut...Its varieties, the Filberts...and the Cob-nuts (vars.
>grandis, glomerata, crispa)... "
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>-Wilson
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>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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