different between cobbed vs cobber

English

Adjective

cobbed (comparative more cobbed, superlative most cobbed)

1. Broken, cut or trimmed into pieces of a convenient size, or formed into small blocks; cobbled.
2. Remaining on, or taken from the cob, (as in "cobbed corn").
3. Built of mud cobbles, and sealed with mud or an artificial equivalent.
4. Crudely or roughly assembled; put together in an improvised way, (as in "cobbed together").
5. Struck with misfortune (possibly a contraction of clobbered)
6. (dialect) Odd, peculiar, strange. (Comparative can be cobb'der and superlative can be cobb'dest).

Verb

cobbed

1. simple past tense and past participle of cob

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English

Etymology

Origin unknown. Perhaps from Yiddish ????? (khaver, “comrade”), which is borrowed from Hebrew ???? (khavér, “friend”), or, perhaps from the British dialectal term cob (“take a liking to”).. The suggestion that it is a self-referential collective term for convicts and immigrants who departed for Australian shores from the Irish port of Cobh seems chronologically unlikely.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?b.?(?)/
• Rhymes: -?b?(?)

Noun

cobber (plural cobbers)

1. (Australia) A pal, buddy, mate, friend; often used in direct address by one male to another.

   What's up, cobber?

   G'day cobber!

   • 1953, Nevil Shute, In the Wet, 2010, unnumbered page,

     “He?s a good cobber, even if he is the parson,” he said at last. “He?s a good cobber.”

     “That?s right,” said Jim patiently. “He?s a good cobber, and he?s the parson. Now you buzz off and leave him be. We?ve got business to talk here.”
2. (Australia) A sweet consisting of a small block of hard caramel covered in chocolate.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:friend

Translations

References

1. Australian National Dictionary Centre » Meanings and origins of Australian words and idioms » C