cobbing

American

[kob-ing] / ˈkɒb ɪŋ /

noun

Metallurgy.

old refractory material removed from furnaces.

Etymology

Origin of cobbing

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

Example Sentences

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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

He was particularly set against me, as I had been ringleader in the cobbing.

From Ned Myers or, a Life Before the Mast by Cooper, James Fenimore

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 Kingston, William Henry Giles

Having blasted the rock, the first process of extraction is termed "cobbing," which means breaking off the adhering serpentine from the Asbestos vein, this being manual work done by boys.

From Geological Report on Asbestos and its Indications, in the Province of Quebec, Canada by Boyd, Lucius J.

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