cobbled

Variant of cobble

cobble definition

cob·ble (käb′əl)

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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