2. (Mining) To break into small pieces, as ore, so as to sort
out its better portions. --Raymond.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Naut.) To punish by striking on the buttocks with a strap, a flat piece of wood, or the like. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
cobbed — adjective a) Broken, cut or trimmed into pieces of a convenient size, or formed into small blocks; cobbled. b) Remaining on, or taken from the cob, (as in cobbed corn ) … Wiktionary
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Cob — Cob, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cobbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cobbing}.] 1. To strike [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mining) To break into small pieces, as ore, so as to sort out its better portions. Raymond. [1913 Webster] 3. (Naut.) To punish … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cobbing — Cob Cob, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cobbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cobbing}.] 1. To strike [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mining) To break into small pieces, as ore, so as to sort out its better portions. Raymond. [1913 Webster] 3. (Naut.) To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Eldorado Mine — is located at Port Radium, Northwest Territories, Canada. It is also known as Port Radium, a name adopted for use at this specific site after 1942. Before 1942, the name Port Radium was used in reference to the name of the government facilities… … Wikipedia
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cob — I. /kɒb / (say kob) noun 1. a corncob. 2. a cobnut. 3. a male swan. 4. a short legged, thickset horse. 5. a horse with an unnaturally high gait. 6. a small lump of coal, ore, etc. 7. a roundish mass, lump, or heap. 8. a mixture of clay and straw …
cob — 1. n. a sharp poke or goose in the anus. □ Ouch! That cob hurt! 2. tv. to give someone a sharp poke in the anus. □ Tom cobbed Fred when he passed by … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
