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Why is a male swan called a cob?

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∙ 17y ago
Updated: 9/11/2023

A Male Swan is called a Cob, from the Middle English (that is, English between 1066 and 1500) word Cobbe, meaning leader of a group. The Word Swan comes form the Indo- European root Swen, to sing.

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