More cobby; more resembling a cob (a sturdy, rounded animal or object) in appearance.
From cob + comparative suffix -ier. Cob itself has unclear origins but relates to rounded, compact things.
A 'cobbier' horse has shorter, stockier legs—exactly the kind breeders wanted for pulling heavy loads, which is why the term survives mainly in equestrian descriptions!
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