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 got a cobbing by the by, as a wind-up to his amusement, after dinner was over.

From My First Cruise and Other stories by Kingston, William Henry Giles

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

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 Kingston, William Henry Giles

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