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cobble
1[ kob-uhl ]
verb (used with object)
- to mend (shoes, boots, etc.); patch.
- to put together roughly or clumsily.
cobble
2[ kob-uhl ]
noun
- a cobblestone.
- cobbles, coal in lumps larger than a pebble and smaller than a boulder.
- Metalworking.
- a defect in a rolled piece resulting from loss of control over its movement.
- Slang. a piece showing bad workmanship.
verb (used with object)
- to pave with cobblestones.
cobble
3[ kob-uhl ]
noun
- New England, New York State, and New Jersey. (especially in placenames) a rounded hill.
cobble
1/ ˈkɒbəl /
noun
- short for cobblestone
- geology a rock fragment, often rounded, with a diameter of 64–256 mm and thus smaller than a boulder but larger than a pebble
verb
- tr to pave (a road) with cobblestones
cobble
2/ ˈkɒbəl /
verb
- to make or mend (shoes)
- to put together clumsily
cobble
/ kŏb′əl /
- A rock fragment larger than a pebble and smaller than a boulder. Pebbles have a diameter between 64 and 256 mm (2.56 and 10.24 inches) and are often rounded.
Derived Forms
- ˈcobbled, adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of cobble2
Word History and Origins
Origin of cobble1
Origin of cobble2
Example Sentences
Hugo was well known among local people in the west end of Edinburgh, where he was a familiar sight on its cobbled streets.
Italy's ancient towns and cities, with their narrow, cobbled streets, offer an obvious explanation why, in the words of US President Donald Trump, Europeans "don't take our cars".
He cobbled together his villain “from two or three of the serial arsonists I apprehended,” he insisted.
"Hastily cobbled together announcements of growth in the 2030s will do nothing to help the businesses cutting jobs right now."
He points to ground, and tells me these are the original cobble stones that the prisoners had to walk on.
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