Definition of "cobbing" [cob•bing]

• An unofficial form of punishment among the crew involving blows to the buttocks from a piece of wood (noun)
• Haughty; purse-proud (adjective)

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• "_ -- This consists simply in the separation of the ore by hand at the mines into different qualities, by women and boys with small hammers, the process being that known as "cobbing" in Cornwall."
• "Some wisearses in Vietnam, like Carlos Hathcock, started cobbing rifle scopes onto M2s, and using single shots to pick off enemy at 1,000 meter ranges."
• "After cobbing, the gemmy chunks were hand carried to Bangkok, Thailand for faceting."