English Explanatory Dictionary

cobbing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of cob
noun
  1. an unofficial form of punishment among the crew or prisoners involving blows to the buttocks from a piece of wood or a handsaw.
  2. The manual separation of minerals in ore using a hammer.
  3. The production of cobs.

Word forms

cobbing cobbings

Etymology

From cob + -ing.

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