vbl. sb. Her. [f. as prec. + -ING1.] (See quot.)
1727. Bradley, Fam. Dict., I. s.v. Cabosed, A Term in Heraldry, for the Head of any Beast, being just cut off behind the Ears, by a Section parallel to the Face, or by a perpendicular Section; whereas Couping is usually express’d by a Horizontal one, and is never so close to the Ears as Cabosing.
