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cobble
CIDE DICTIONARY
cobble, n.
A fishing boat. See Coble. [1913 Webster]
- A cobblestone. Fairfax. [1913 Webster]
- Cob coal. See under Cob. [1913 Webster]
cobble, v. t. [OF. cobler, copler, to join or knit together, couple, F. coupler, L. copulare to couple, join. Cf. Couple, n. & v. t. ].
- To make or mend coarsely; to patch; to botch; as, to cobble shoes. [1913 Webster]
- To make clumsily. Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- To pave with cobblestones. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
cobble, n. & v.
--n.
1 (in full cobblestone) a small rounded stone of a size used for paving.
2 (in pl.) Brit. coal in lumps of this size.
--v.tr. pave with cobbles.
--n.
1 (in full cobblestone) a small rounded stone of a size used for paving.
2 (in pl.) Brit. coal in lumps of this size.
--v.tr. pave with cobbles.
cobble, v.tr.
1 mend or patch up (esp. shoes).
2 (often foll. by together) join or assemble roughly.
1 mend or patch up (esp. shoes).
2 (often foll. by together) join or assemble roughly.
Etymology
back-form. f. COBBLER
ROGET THESAURUS
cobble
Restoration
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