scob
/skɒb/noun, verb
scob is spelled S-C-O-B: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, scob means “A flaw in which the weft misses a few warp threads” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of scob is scobs.
How many letters and syllables are in scob?
| Letters | 4: S-C-O-B |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 65 million words; the 252,559th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is scob?
Scob appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce scob?
- UK /skɒb/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with scob?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as scob from its last stressed vowel (/ɒb/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of scob
- scobs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- scobbing participle, present
- scobbed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scob mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A flaw in which the weft misses a few warp threads.
- 2
A wooden box with two lids, used as a storage box and movable desk.
verb
- 1
To create a scob.
- 2
To pack a wagon with large pieces on top so as to hide gaps resulting from it not being completely filled.
- 3
To scrape or pound.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does scob come from?
The Scottish National Dictionary derives the weaving sense from earlier Scottish and Northern English dialectal use of scob to refer to a split or splinter or piece of wood, which it derives from the Middle Irish [Term?] source of Irish scolb (“splinter”); compare Scots skelf.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).