The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cobble \Cob"ble\, 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.] 1. To make or mend coarsely; to patch; to botch; as, to cobble shoes. --Shak. "A cobbled saddle." --Thackeray. [1913 Webster] 2. To make clumsily. "Cobbled rhymes." --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. To pave with cobblestones. [1913 Webster]