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cob(9) (iou)



cob verb1. Infl. -bb-. LME.
[Origin uncertain: perh. imit.]
verb intrans. Fight; give blows. Only in LME.
a. verb trans. Nautical. Strike on the buttocks with a flat instrument, as a punishment. Now Hist. M18.
b. gen. Strike. dial. E19.
verb trans. Crush or bruise (ore). L18.
a. verb intrans. Of seed: undergo threshing (well etc.). L18.
b. verb trans. Thresh or beat out (seed). E19.