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definition

sweat cobs verb

Sweat profusely

Example

Well we caught the train, but now I’m sweating cobs

Origin

Unclear. A cob is an old word in the north & midlands of England for anything round, and persists in cob (a type of bread roll) and cobble. A cob is also a breed of workhorse common in Victorian Britain, that could well have given “sweating like a cob” as an ancestor expression

Collector

Granny – 1920s?
Marion Dixon (Howes) – mother of Mum, spouse of Pop

Submitted: 23/11/2023 by Mark ● Last updated: 08/11/2024 12:48 by Mark

any thoughts?

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