Note 382 — ACT IV. SCENE I.

a cob] “A herring is called a cob. See Nash’s Lenten Stuff. [See Gifford’s note on B. Jonson’s Works, vol. i. p. 28.] There is, however, a quibble here, for I think a cob in Ireland signifies a coin or piece of money.” Reed. See also Todd’s Johnson’s Dict. in v.