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cobbing |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cob \Cob\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cobbed}; p. pr & vb n. {Cobbing}.] 1. To strike [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. 2. (Mining) To break into small pieces, as ore, so as to sort out its better portions. --Raymond. 3. (Naut.) To punish by striking on the buttocks with a strap, a flat piece of wood, or the like From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cobbing \Cob"bing\, a. Haughty; purse-proud. See {Cob}, n., 2. [Obs.] --Withals (1608).
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