GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Cobble, n. [From Cob a lump. See Cob, n., 9, and cf. Copple, Copplestone.]
- A cobblestone. “Their slings held cobbles round.”Fairfax.1913 Webster
- pl. Cob coal. See under Cob.1913 Webster
- A cobblestone. “Their slings held cobbles round.”
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Cobble , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cobbled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Cobbling .] [OF. cobler, copler, to join or knit together, couple, F. coupler, L. copulare to couple, join. Cf. Couple, n. & v. t.]
- To make or mend coarsely; to patch; to botch; as, to cobble shoes. Shak. “A cobbled saddle.” Thackeray.1913 Webster
- To make clumsily. “Cobbled rhymes.” Dryden.1913 Webster
- To pave with cobblestones.1913 Webster
- To make or mend coarsely; to patch; to botch; as, to cobble shoes. Shak. “A cobbled saddle.” Thackeray.