Cobblestone Definition

kŏbəl-stōn
cobblestones
noun
cobblestones
A rounded stone larger than a pebble and smaller than a boulder, formerly much used for paving streets.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
cobblestone
Plural:
cobblestones

Origin of Cobblestone

  • From Middle English kobilstane, from cobble (probably a diminutive of one of various words cob, presumed to stem from a Proto-Germanic root kubb- "something rounded") + Old English stan (“stone”)

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English cobelston obsolete cobel probably diminutive of cob round object cob Middle English ston, stone stone stone

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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