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why are spider webs called cobwebs?

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"The Middle English name for a spider web. Origin of the word is coppeweb, coppe pronounced 'cobbie' being the Middle English word for spider, which was introduced to England by Dutch invaders and originally pronounced 'kab' in the Netherlands".

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