Feign Illness

[Robbo929]

Feign illness (4)
C?b?

Is it 'cobb'?

[factor-fiction]

Doubt it very much - I don't think there is such a word and I can't link it to the clue

[factor-fiction]

Is it more likely to be a cryptic clue or a straight clue- which Crossword is it please? If it's not cryptic it may be some slang/dialect word

[choux]

No help here, Robbo
http://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feign

But cobb is a word used for a salad or type of bbq as well as the harbour at Lyme Regis. Good luck with the crossie though.

[penelope2]

Are you sure of your placed letters Robbo ?

[factor-fiction]

Where were the C and B from please, Robbo?
The only word I can think of is malinger

[factor-fiction]

dannyk is around- hopefully he'll see this as he may know it

[dannyk13]

Sorry can't help with this one

[factor-fiction]

Thanks danny. It was worth a try. It may be a local crossword using a dialect word

[mazie]

Cobb is an archaic word for Gull (as in the seabird) Gull also means to deceive.. that's the best I can do. sorry

[TheWinner]

There is a dialect word cobb. I have heard it used round here, not just in Birmingham, as in "don't speak to him, he's got a right cobb on". This usually means they are in a bad mood rather than feigning illness though.
http://www.thedialectdictionary.com/view/letter/Brummie/2163/

[factor-fiction]

Did anyone ever find what the answer was to this please? Is Robbo around?

[dannyk13]

Cobb (this has been the subject of discussion before)

[factor-fiction]

I only remember it on this thread, dannyk, but the suggestion of COBB seemed to be tentative and there were no links to substantiate it. Maybe there was another thread. Do we know which crossword it was?

[factor-fiction]

I've done a n AB search can't find any other threads where cobb was the answer other than one asking for a gull, although I did learn that Ed Cobb wrote Tainted Love.