tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582751663390398171.post8089181957138171231..comments2023-11-03T17:20:18.270-07:00Comments on William & Mary Dyer: Boston’s prison during the Dyer yearsChristy K Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05988458745832012138noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582751663390398171.post-38241504143828762612019-09-01T07:18:22.910-07:002019-09-01T07:18:22.910-07:00Cob hole. "A place too small for any ordinary...Cob hole. "A place too small for any ordinary purpose." A glossary of words pertaining to the dialect of mid-Yorkshire. Derived from cob, which is a small, hard lump, such as of coal, stone (cobble stones), or corn. William Dyer, as were many other emigrants to New England, came from Lincolnshire, not so far from Yorkshire, so this dialectical term was familiar to him.Johan Winsserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05525288520006015545noreply@blogger.com