Found 2 items, similar to Cobbing.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: cob cob n 1: nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus [syn: hazelnut, filbert, cobnut] 2: stocky short-legged harness horse 3: white gull having a black back and wings [syn: black-backed gull , great black-backed gull, Larus marinus] 4: adult male swan
English → English (gcide) Definition: Cobbing Cob \Cob\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cobbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Cobbing.] 1. To strike [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mining) To break into small pieces, as ore, so as to sort out its better portions. --Raymond. [1913 Webster] 3. (Naut.) To punish by striking on the buttocks with a strap, a flat piece of wood, or the like. [1913 Webster] Cobbing \Cob"bing\, a. Haughty; purse-proud. See Cob, n., 2. [Obs.] --Withals (1608). [1913 Webster]