tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582751663390398171.post5521288813154288490..comments2023-11-03T17:20:18.270-07:00Comments on William & Mary Dyer: #OnThisDay: William Dyer fights for his wifeChristy K Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05988458745832012138noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582751663390398171.post-67359203161396050452019-09-01T07:40:39.184-07:002019-09-01T07:40:39.184-07:00Cob hole. "A place too small for any ordinary...Cob hole. "A place too small for any ordinary purpose." C. Clough Robinson. A glossary of words pertaining to the dialect of mid-Yorkshire. Derived from cob, meaning a small hard lump, as a cherry pit, cob[ble] stone, corn on the cob, and a coin that has been heavily clipped. William Dyer was from Lincolnshire in the English Midlands, as were many early emigrants to New England, not so from from Yorkshire.Johan Winsserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05525288520006015545noreply@blogger.com