cobweb
cob‧web /ˈkɒbweb $ ˈkɑːb-/
noun [countable]
2. blow/clear the cobwebs away to do something, especially go outside, in order to help yourself to think more clearly and feel better ⇨ web:
A brisk walk will soon blow the cobwebs away.
—cobwebbed adjective
cob‧web /ˈkɒbweb $ ˈkɑːb-/
noun [countable] Date: 1300-1400
Origin: cop 'spider' (14-15 centuries) (from Old English atorcoppe 'spider') + web
1. a net of sticky threads made by a spider to catch insects, that is inside a building and has not been removedOrigin: cop 'spider' (14-15 centuries) (from Old English atorcoppe 'spider') + web
2. blow/clear the cobwebs away to do something, especially go outside, in order to help yourself to think more clearly and feel better ⇨ web:
—cobwebbed adjective