cobb
cobb · proper noun
Definitions
proper noun
- 1.
A surname of English origin.
- 2.
Used in "Cobb salad," a chopped salad typically containing chicken, bacon, egg, tomato, avocado, and blue cheese.
Related words
See also: salad
Etymology
As a surname, from Middle English "cob" meaning a rounded lump or leader. The Cobb salad was invented at the Brown Derby restaurant in Hollywood in the 1930s by owner Robert Howard Cobb.