Cob it

Greetings all

I seem to be the only one to use this
expression. My father said it meant to
make off with in a hurry. As in "grab the
goods and run"

Example

He put the cobs on my pizza!

Any one have any ideas as to the origin?

What little research I have done leads to
a steam locomotive, where a batch of
corn cobs could be tossed into the
fire to add a sudden burst of heat to
the engine. In doing so escaping the
bad guys.

Thanks
Joe

I haven't heard that expression. I have heard: "He tried to cabbage on to my pizza."

COB v. 1. to steal; cop. 1969, 1969, 1980 in DARE (Dictionary of American Regional English). 1. aviation, to accelerate; in phrase 'cob it' or to go at full throttle. (compare to) 'full cob.' 1969 Cagle 'Naval Av. Guide' 391: 'Cob It' Full throttle.3. (see quote) 1976 J.L. Dillard 'Amer. Talk' 14 'The vulgar 'Cob you!' (the older and more rural predecessor of 'Up yours!)'" From the Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, Volume 1, A-G by J.E. Lighter, Random House, New York, 1994.