Definition of cobbles Cobbles
cob•bles
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What does cobbles mean?
Wiktionary 
- cobbles (Noun)
Plural of cobble.
Part of speech
🔤WordNet
NounPlural: cobbles |
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| cobble - rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads | ||
| cobblestone, sett | ||
| paving stone a stone used for paving | ||
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| 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
- 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 📕
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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 ⛵
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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 👅
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cobble
A kind of boat.
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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cobble
They that can cobble and clout, Shall have work when others go without.
