Definition of cobbing Cobbing
cob•bing
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What does cobbing mean?
Wiktionary 
- cobbing (Noun)
An unofficial form of punishment among the crew involving blows to the buttocks from a piece of wood. - cobbing (Adjective)
haughty; purse-proud.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- cobbing (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Cob - cobbing (a.)
Haughty; purse-proud. See Cob, n., 2.
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️
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cobbing
a punishment sometimes inflicted at sea. It is performed by striking the offender a certain number of times on the breech with a flat piece of wood called the cobbing-board. It is chiefly used as a punishment to those who quit their station during the period of the night-watch.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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cobbing
An old punishment sometimes inflicted at sea for breach of certain regulations--chiefly for those quitting their station during the night. The offender was struck a certain number of times on the breech with a flat piece of wood called the cobbing-board. Also, when watch was cried, all persons were expected to take off their hats on pain of being cobbed.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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cobbing
A punishment used by the seamen for petty offences, or irregularities, among themselves: it consists in bastonadoing the offender on the posteriors with a cobbing stick, or pipe staff; the number usually inflicted is a dozen. At the first stroke the executioner repeats the word WATCH, on which all persons present are to take off their hats, on pain of like punishment: the last stroke is always given as hard as possible, and is called THE PURSE. Ashore, among soldiers, where this punishment is sometimes adopted, WATCH and THE PURSE are not included in the number, but given over and above, or, in the vulgar phrase, free gratis for nothing. This piece of discipline is also inflicted in Ireland, by the school-boys, on persons coming into the school without taking off their hats; it is there called school butter.
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