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Webster 1913 Edition


Cobbing

Cob′bing

,
Adj.
Haughty; purse-proud. See
Cob
,
Noun.
, 2.
[Obs.]
Withals (1608).

Definition 2024


cobbing

cobbing

English

Noun

cobbing (plural cobbings)

  1. (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)

  1. (obsolete) haughty; purse-proud
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