cobber
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of cobber
First recorded in 1890–95; of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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In the end, of course, a pongo cobber shouts Smiley a bike, and everything is bokker.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Did you think we'd let you go without seeing you off, cobber?" he asked.
From Police Your Planet by Lester Del Rey
Anyhow, cobber, we both had our pockets gone gently through, for me feloose is gone as well as yours.
From The Tale of a Trooper by Clutha N. (Clutha Nantes) Mackenzie
"It's your room, cobber," the old man wheezed.
From Police Your Planet by Lester Del Rey
"Put a uniform on some men and they begin to believe they're cops, eh, cobber?"
From Police Your Planet by Lester Del Rey
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