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Cobbing
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cobbing
cobbing
English
Noun
cobbing (plural cobbings)
- (nautical) an unofficial form of punishment among the crew involving blows to the buttocks from a piece of wood
Adjective
cobbing (comparative more cobbing, superlative most cobbing)
- (obsolete) haughty; purse-proud
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Withals (1608) to this entry?)