Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1814, 1931
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COBS, n.pl. Money.Sc. 1814 Scott in J. G. Lockhart Life of Scott (1837) III. xxxiii.:
I am perfectly serious and confident, that in two or three months you might clear the cobs.n.Ant. 1931 "Ballymoney" in North. Whig (11 Dec.) 13/1:
"He is in boozing his cobs," spending his money in drink.