cobbing

== English == === Etymology === From cob + -ing. === Verb === cobbing present participle and gerund of cob === Noun === cobbing (countable and uncountable, plural cobbings) (military, prison) an unofficial form of punishment among the crew or prisoners involving blows to the buttocks from a piece of wood or a handsaw. (mining) The manual separation of minerals in ore using a hammer. The production of cobs.