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cobble

1

[ kob-uhl ]

verb (used with object)

, cob·bled, cob·bling.
  1. to mend (shoes, boots, etc.); patch.
  2. to put together roughly or clumsily.


cobble

2

[ kob-uhl ]

noun

  1. a cobblestone.
  2. cobbles, coal in lumps larger than a pebble and smaller than a boulder.
  3. Metalworking.
    1. a defect in a rolled piece resulting from loss of control over its movement.
    2. Slang. a piece showing bad workmanship.

verb (used with object)

, cob·bled, cob·bling.
  1. to pave with cobblestones.

cobble

3

[ kob-uhl ]

noun

  1. New England, New York State, and New Jersey. (especially in placenames) a rounded hill.

cobble

1

/ ˈkɒbəl /

verb

  1. to make or mend (shoes)
  2. to put together clumsily


cobble

2

/ ˈkɒbəl /

noun

  1. short for cobblestone
  2. 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

  1. tr to pave (a road) with cobblestones

cobble

/ kŏbəl /

  1. 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.


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Derived Forms

  • ˈcobbled, adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cobble1

First recorded in 1490–1500; apparently back formation from cobbler

Origin of cobble2

First recorded in 1595–1605; of uncertain origin; perhaps cob + -le; cobblestone

Origin of cobble3

First recorded in 1885–95; perhaps from cobble 2

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cobble1

C15: back formation from cobbler 1

Origin of cobble2

C15 (in cobblestone ): from cob 1

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Example Sentences

For Melodi, and many of her friends who are in creative industries, the pandemic has been a time of cobbling together ways to get by.

From Time

In 2019, the Heat cobbled together a four-team deal to bring Jimmy Butler to Biscayne Boulevard via sign-and-trade.

Then, like many chefs, he laid off most of his staff — many had worked with him for years to establish the restaurant’s reputation as destination-worthy — and cobbled together a takeout program of dishes like burgers and pot stickers.

From Eater

When the pandemic hit, those of us who were able to work from home had to quickly cobble together work stations.

Germany is a team in transition, and scraped through the tournament’s group stage after losing to France and cobbling together a tie with Hungary.

From Time

Just cobble it together, plonk it on your head, and smile a lot.

A couple years ago, I was walking one weekday morning down Court Street in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn and came upon Robin Williams.

If only the Dems or the Reps could cobble one or two together out back in the shed.

The Lees were the 1st Black Family to move into the predominantly Italian-American Brooklyn Neighborhood of Cobble Hill.

He could call new elections, but he will more likely call on Renzi to cobble together a government where Letta failed.

The pavement is of rough cobble-stones, and swarms of dogs and children crowded the way everywhere.

The streets are lined with cobble stones and bowlders and low, white houses, mostly one-story high.

There were no harsh commands that he uttered, no rattling of wheels over cobble stones, no exhibition of a despotic will.

Many of its streets are paved with cobble-stones, and some of its buildings are, if not handsome, at least substantial.

There is a short squat cobble, flat-bottomed and of intolerable weight, down near the waters, and its owner makes for it.

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