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▪ I. cobber, n.1|ˈkɒbə(r)|
[f. cob v.1 or n.1 + -er1.]
(See quots.)
1778Pryce Min. Cornub. 234 The picked Ore..is put to a number of girls called Cobbers, who break it..to the size of a chestnut and less. 1864J. E. White in Parl. Papers XXII. 402 He was however only one of the ‘cobbers’. 1921Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) §056 Cobber; breaks ore into small pieces with small hammer, and sorts it according to value. Ibid. §334 Cobber; in fellmongery trims shanks and neck portions of sheepskins free of hair and offal after wool has been removed, and cuts them off.
▪ II. cobber, n.2 Austral. and N.Z. colloq.|ˈkɒbə(r)|
[perh. f. dial. cob (see E.D.D.), to take a liking to.]
A companion, a mate, a friend.
1895Bulletin (Sydney) 9 Feb. 15/4 She's my cobber an' I'm 'er bloke. 1897W. T. Goodge Hits! Skits! & Jingles! (1899) 150 And a bosom friend's a ‘cobber’. 1897D. McK. Wright Station Ballads 110 The man who is ‘cobbers’ with Christ comes off best if he's ever so poor. 1906E. Dyson Fact'ry 'Ands i. 2 'Long she comes with 'er cobber. Ibid. xvi. 217 Miss Eva was not as young as some, and she had no ‘cobbers’ amongst the Beauties. 1916Anzac Book 22/2 'Ow er yer orf fer socks, cobber? 1916Chrons. N.Z.E.F. 29 Nov. 150/1 The trooper himself suffered from a severe over-dose of C.B. So did his cobber Smoky. 1926J. Devanny Butcher Shop x. 104 He had deprived himself of his mate, his ‘cobber’ for twenty..years. 1934T. Wood (title) Cobbers. 1947Coast to Coast 1946 280 It only took about five minutes to make a new cobber out of almost anyone in jungle green and a Digger hat. 1953‘N. Shute’ In the Wet 14 He shook my hand vigorously... ‘Cobbers, ain't we?’ 1959M. Shadbolt New Zealanders 156 Jack was my cobber in the timber mill. Jack and I went on the bash every Saturday.
▪ III. cobber, v. Austral. and N.Z. slang.
[f. prec.]
Usu. const. up. To make friends with.
1949Geogr. Mag. Feb. 368 Cobber has been extended to..the verb to cobber up, to make friends with. 1963B. Pearson Coal Flat vi. 104 It's natural for a young chap to cobber up with chaps his own age. |