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cobble
1[ kob-uhl ]
verb (used with object)
- to mend (shoes, boots, etc.); patch.
- to put together roughly or clumsily.
cobble
2[ kob-uhl ]
noun
- a cobblestone.
- cobbles, coal in lumps larger than a pebble and smaller than a boulder.
- Metalworking.
- a defect in a rolled piece resulting from loss of control over its movement.
- Slang. a piece showing bad workmanship.
verb (used with object)
- to pave with cobblestones.
cobble
3[ kob-uhl ]
noun
- New England, New York State, and New Jersey. (especially in placenames) a rounded hill.
cobble
1/ ˈɒə /
noun
- short for cobblestone
- geology a rock fragment, often rounded, with a diameter of 64–256 mm and thus smaller than a boulder but larger than a pebble
verb
- tr to pave (a road) with cobblestones
cobble
2/ ˈɒə /
verb
- to make or mend (shoes)
- to put together clumsily
cobble
/ ŏ′ə /
- A rock fragment larger than a pebble and smaller than a boulder. Pebbles have a diameter between 64 and 256 mm (2.56 and 10.24 inches) and are often rounded.
Derived Forms
- ˈDz, adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cobble2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cobble1
Origin of cobble2
Example Sentences
The Tour of Flanders, which began in 1919 and known as De Ronde, is a historic one-day road race held in Belgium every spring and highlighted by climbs and cobbled sectors.
“It will be an easy way to experience the arts in L.A. without having to cobble it together by yourself.”
Hugo was well known among local people in the west end of Edinburgh, where he was a familiar sight on its cobbled streets.
Italy's ancient towns and cities, with their narrow, cobbled streets, offer an obvious explanation why, in the words of US President Donald Trump, Europeans "don't take our cars".
He cobbled together his villain “from two or three of the serial arsonists I apprehended,” he insisted.
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