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cobbler¹ Definition

cob·bler (käblər)

noun

  1. an iced drink containing wine, whiskey, or rum, citrus fruit, sugar, etc.
  2. a deep-dish fruit pie, usually with a thick top crust of biscuit dough

Etymology: < ?

cobbler² Definition

cob·bler (käblər)

noun

  1. a person whose work is mending shoes or making shoes to order
  2. Archaic a clumsy, bungling workman

Etymology: ME cobelere < ?

cobbler Synonyms

cobbler

n.

shoemaker, bootmaker, shoe repairman, cordwainer; see shoemaker, worker.

cobbler Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • say: He's talking, dare I say, utter cobblers.
  • talk: Anyway, someone else's turn now to tell me I'm talking cobblers.
  • make: To make the cobbler rub the fat and the flour together.
  • join: Meanwhile, Lawrie Dudfield from Hull and defender Tom Smith from Rotherham have both joined the Cobblers on free transfers.
  • see: I saw the cobbler 's boy carry home a pair of boots there this morning.

Adjective modifier

  • old: Posted by: Stuart | January 7, 2004 01:17 PM BMI is a load of old cobblers.
  • local: Your local friendly cobbler will stitch it for a couple of quid.
  • complete: They were also, of course, complete cobblers.
  • utter: He's talking, dare I say, utter cobblers.
  • absolute: Mr Swan spoke absolute cobblers all the way there.
  • total: You can't, and you're more likely to come across a load of total cobblers first.

Modifies a noun

shop: William's father was barely literate and they used to attend lessons together at Hugh Kerwin's cobbler shop.

Noun used with modifier

  • village: The thatched building contains many relics, including a village cobbler 's tools.
  • shoe: Like him, a shoe cobbler for more than half a century.
  • fruit: In fact, a sip tasted like a mouthful of fruit cobbler.

Possessives

  • shop: They moved to Lincoln where John opened a cobbler's shop at 34 Silver Street.
  • workshop: The house was originally a butcher's shop and the basement the abattoir and meat store, also a cobbler's workshop.
  • awl: The rhyming links ' cobbler's awls ' with ' balls ' , i.e. slang for testicles.

Preposition: by

trade: Cooper was a Baptist preacher and cobbler by trade and had an insatiable appetite for all kinds of reading.

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