·adj Haughty; purse-proud. ·see Cob, ·noun, 2.
II. Cobbing ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Cob.
A punishment used by the seamen for petty offences, or irregularities, among themselves: it consists...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
An old punishment sometimes inflicted at sea for breach of certain regulations chiefly for those qui...
The Sailor's Word-Book