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But in Europe, the hazel or cob-nut tree stands at the head of the list of the trees favoured.
Chatterbox, 1905. Various
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Filberts, both the red and the white, and the cob-nut, are supposed to be merely varieties of the common hazel, which have been produced, partly by the superiority of soil and climate, and partly by culture.
The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861
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The cob-nut is a still larger variety, and is roundish.
The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861
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The cob-nut is a still larger variety, and is roundish.
The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861
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Filberts, both the red and the white, and the cob-nut, are supposed to be merely varieties of the common hazel, which have been produced, partly by the superiority of soil and climate, and partly by culture.
The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861
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Next day, a stone as large as a cob-nut, and with strange and beautiful streaks.
A Simpleton Charles Reade 1849
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My philosophy is in action, in natural and present practice, very little in fancy: what if I should take pleasure in playing at cob-nut or to whip
The Essays of Montaigne — Complete Michel de Montaigne 1562
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My philosophy is in action, in natural and present practice, very little in fancy: what if I should take pleasure in playing at cob-nut or to whip
The Essays of Montaigne — Volume 15 Michel de Montaigne 1562
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