cobble
11cobble — I. transitive verb (cobbled; cobbling) Etymology: Middle English coblen, perhaps back formation from cobelere cobbler Date: 15th century 1. chiefly British to mend or patch coarsely 2. repair, make < cobble shoes > 3 …
12cobble — cob|ble1 [ˈkɔbəl US ˈka: ] v [T] old fashioned [Sense: 1; Date: 1400 1500; Origin: COBBLER2] [Sense: 2; Date: 1800 1900; Origin: COBBLE2] 1.) to repair or make shoes 2.) to put ↑cobblestones on a street cobble tog …
13cobble — cob|ble1 [ kabl ] noun count a COBBLESTONE cobble cob|ble 2 [ kabl ] verb ,cobble to gether phrasal verb transitive INFORMAL to make something quickly and without a lot of care, using whatever is available: He cobbled together a meal from… …
14cobble — {{11}}cobble (n.) paving stone; worn, rounded stone, c.1600, earlier COBBLESTONE (Cf. cobblestone), probably a dim. of COB (Cf. cob) in some sense. The verb in this sense is from 1690s. {{12}}cobble (v.) to mend clumsily, late 15c., perhaps a… …
15cobble — 1) a pebble : to cobble with stones, to throw stones at any thing. Northumb. 2) to cobble, to hobble in walking ; the same as CRAMBLE …
16cobble — 1) substrate particles that are smaller than boulders and larger than pebbles, and are generally 64 256 mm in diameter (other sources have 64 128 mm). Can be further classified as small and large cobble. Commonly used by salmonids in the… …
17cobble — 1. noun A cobblestone. 2. verb a) To make shoes (what a cobbler does). b) To assemble (cobble together an improvised assembly) …
18cobble — noun Cobble is used before these nouns: ↑stone …
19cobble — [[t]kɒ̱b(ə)l[/t]] cobbles, cobbling, cobbled N COUNT: usu pl Cobbles are the same as cobblestones. They found Trish sitting on the cobbles of the stable yard. Phrasal Verbs: cobble together …
20cobble — cobble1 noun (also cobblestone) a small round stone used to cover road surfaces. Derivatives cobbled adjective Origin ME: from cob1 + le2. cobble2 verb 1》 (cobble something together) roughly assemble something fr …
