Definition of cobble Cobble

/kɑˈbʌl/ - [kabul] - cob•ble

We found 20 definitions of cobble from 8 different sources.

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What does cobble mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: cobbles

cobble - rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
  cobblestone, sett
  paving stone a stone used for paving

Verb

cobbles, cobbling, cobbled  

cobble - pave with cobblestones
  cobblestone
  pave cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic; "pave the roads in the village"
cobble - repair or mend; "cobble shoes"
  bushel, furbish up, mend, doctor, touch on, repair, restore, fix heal or recover; "My broken leg is mending"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • cobble (Noun)
    A cobblestone.
  • cobble (Noun)
    A particle from 64 to 256 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale .
  • cobble (Verb)
    To make shoes what a cobbler does.
  • cobble (Verb)
    To assemble in an improvised way.
  • cobble (Verb)
    To use cobblestones to pave a road, walkway, etc.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • cobble (n.)
    A fishing boat. See Coble.
  • cobble (n.)
    A cobblestone.
  • cobble (n.)
    Cob coal. See under Cob.
  • cobble (v. t.)
    To make or mend coarsely; to patch; to botch; as, to cobble shoes.
  • cobble (v. t.)
    To make clumsily.
  • cobble (v. t.)
    To pave with cobblestones.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • cobble
    kob′l, n. a stone worn smooth by water.—n. Cobb′le-stone, a rounded stone used in paving.—v.t. to pave with such. [Ety. dub.]
  • cobble
    kob′l, v.t. to patch up or mend coarsely, as shoes.—ns. Cobb′ler, one who cobbles or mends shoes: a drink made up of wine, sugar, &c., and sucked through a straw; Cobbler's punch, a warm drink made of beer, with the addition of spirit, sugar, and spice. [Der. unknown.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • cobble
    To mend or repair hastily. Also, the coggle or cog (which see).--Cobble or coggle stones, pebbly shingle, ballast-stones rounded by attrition, boulders, &c.

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • cobble
    A kind of boat.

Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗

  • cobble
    They that can cobble and clout, Shall have work when others go without.

Part of speech

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  • cobble, verb, present, 1st person singular of cobble (infinitive).
  • cobble, verb (infinitive).
  • cobble, noun, singular of cobbles.

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