cobbing
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cobbing
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
If they caught him he was to receive a cobbing; if he escaped he was to give them one, if he could.
From Marmaduke Merry A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days by William Henry Giles Kingston
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 are very good to me, and more than I deserve from you; but I never meant you ill, and I got you off a cobbing once.
From Paul Gerrard The Cabin Boy by William Henry Giles Kingston
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