"Cobiron" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... use of this homely utensil as an impromptu liberty-preserver was not at all uncommon. Hot or cold, it proved a formidable weapon in the hands of a determined man, more especially when, as was at that time very commonly the case, it belonged to the ponderous cobiron ...
— The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore • John R. Hutchinson |
