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cobbing

American  
[kob-ing] / ˈkɒb ɪŋ /

noun

Metallurgy.
  1. old refractory material removed from furnaces.


Etymology

Origin of cobbing

1760–70; cob (v.) to break up, special use of cob + -ing 1


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He is frequently "cobbing" his engine, flying "balls to the wall," and coming close to "augering in."

From Time Magazine Archive

And Mostafa takes the Bulgarian Keeper to task for cobbing — excessive use of elbows!”

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

Others now joined in; some were for cobbing poor Gerrard forthwith; others, who had not had their supper, insisted on the mustard-pot being first replenished.

From Paul Gerrard The Cabin Boy by William Henry Giles Kingston

You can take the cobbing first, and then go and ask Mr Saltwell, or the skipper himself, if you like.”

From The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea by F.C. Tilney

“Then, faith, Stallman, I suspect your mother began cobbing you as soon as you were born,” answered the undaunted Dicky.

From Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman by C. J. de Lacey

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