cobbler

[ kob-ler ]
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noun
  1. a person who mends shoes.

  2. a deep-dish fruit pie with a rich biscuit crust, usually only on top.

  1. an iced drink made of wine or liquor, fruits, sugar, etc.

  2. a fabric rejected because of defective dyeing or finishing.

  3. Rare. mummichog.

  4. Archaic. a clumsy workman.

Origin of cobbler

1
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English cobelere, equivalent to cobel, of unknown origin, + -ere -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for cobbler (1 of 2)

cobbler1

/ (ˈkɒblə) /


noun
  1. a person who makes or mends shoes

Origin of cobbler

1
C13 (as surname): of unknown origin

British Dictionary definitions for cobbler (2 of 2)

cobbler2

/ (ˈkɒblə) /


noun
  1. a sweetened iced drink, usually made from fruit and wine or liqueur

  2. mainly US a hot dessert made of fruit covered with a rich cakelike crust

Origin of cobbler

2
C19: (for sense 1) perhaps shortened from cobbler's punch; (for both senses) compare cobble (vb)

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Other Idioms and Phrases with cobbler

cobbler

see stick to one's last.

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