What is "lobcocks"

Usage examples of "lobcocks".

In your place I should cashier your lobcocks out of hand and place everything with Smith.

In the early days of a commission, when many of the pressed men were still sad lobcocks, without discernment or sea-legs, it was usual for these exercises to cause a fair amount of damage - so much so that when Stephen returned to the quarterdeck Jack asked, 'What was the butcher's bill this time?