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cobble¹ Definition

cob·ble (käbəl)

transitive verb cobbled -·bled, cobbling -·bling

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

Etymology: ME < cobelere, cobbler

cobble² Definition

cob·ble (käbəl)

noun

  1. a cobblestone
  2. cob coal

Etymology: prob. < cob

transitive verb cobbled -·bled, cobbling -·bling

to pave with cobblestones
cobble Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • stone: The oldest continuously functioning pharmacy in the world is sited in Tallinn's cobble stoned Town Hall Square.

Modifies a noun

  • plinth: Brick with Welsh slate roof to forge, Swithland slate to the rest of the range, which also has a cobble plinth.
  • stone: Would tarmac roads have to be torn up to be replaced by cobble stones?
  • surface: The car park near the toilets in Carr Lane is now open with a decorative cobble surface.
  • street: There are more famous museums in Malaga and the cobble streets of old Marbella.
  • floor: In one building a well-laid cobble floor was present.

Browse dictionary entries near cobble

  1. Cobbett
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  3. cobaltous
  4. cobaltite
  5. cobaltic
  6. cobalt glance
  7. cobalt blue
  8. cobalt
  9. cobalamin
  10. cob coal
  1. cobbled
  2. cobbler
  3. cobblestone
  4. cobbling
  5. Cobden
  6. cobelligerent
  7. Cobham
  8. cobia
  9. coble
  10. Coblenz