Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—C

Cobweb

Cob, Teutonic for “spider.” Dutch, spinnckop; Saxon, attercop (poisonous spider); Chaldee, kopi (spider's web).

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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