cobble

(käbəl)

transitive verb cobbled, cobbling

  1. to mend or patch (shoes, etc.)
  2. to make or compose hastily or clumsily; improvise: often with up

Origin: ME < cobelere, cobbler

noun

  1. a cobblestone
  2. cob coal

Origin: prob. < cob

transitive verb cobbled, cobbling

to pave with cobblestones

See cobble in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A cobblestone.
  2. Geology A rock fragment between 64 and 256 millimeters in diameter, especially one that has been naturally rounded.
  3. cobbles See cob coal.
transitive verb cob·bled, cob·bling, cob·bles
To pave with cobblestones.

Origin:

Origin: Short for cobblestone

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transitive verb cob·bled, cob·bling, cob·bles
  1. To make or mend (boots or shoes).
  2. To put together clumsily; bungle: cobbled a plan together at the last minute.

Origin:

Origin: Probably back-formation from cobbler1

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