cobbing

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cobbing - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

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