Cobbing

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cob \Cob\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cobbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Cobbing}.]
     1. To strike [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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     2. (Mining) To break into small pieces, as ore, so as to sort


        out its better portions. --Raymond.
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     3. (Naut.) To punish by striking on the buttocks with a
        strap, a flat piece of wood, or the like.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cobbing \Cob"bing\, a.
     Haughty; purse-proud. See {Cob}, n., 2. [Obs.] --Withals
     (1608).
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