cobbler's wax
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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You see, cobbler's wax, or whatever it is, sticks to what little down there is on your cheeks and chin, and I don't wonder that it hurts horribly, pulling it off.
From The Tiger of Mysore A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
The blacksmithing to which he had referred was the act of sitting down beside the forge, where he had grown so warm that the sequel to mending trousers with cobbler's wax had eventuated.
From Some Everyday Folk and Dawn by Franklin, Miles
It is said that old DAEDY, his daddy, made wings for him, and stuck them on with cobbler's wax.
From Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 35, November 26, 1870 by Various
The elbow, so often jerked, at last took a voluntary jerk from the shoulder, and Alec Bolt lay prostrate, with his right eye full of cobbler's wax.
From Crocker's Hole From "Slain By The Doones" By R. D. Blackmore by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)
I could tell you tales of cobbler’s wax which would disgust you with human nature.’
From The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
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