cobble

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: cobblestonesett

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roadsSynonyms: cobblestonesett

Verb (2)

  1. pave with cobblestonesSynonyms: cobblestone
  2. repair or mend“cobble shoes”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Cobble \Cob"ble\, n. A fishing boat. See Coble. [1913 Webster]
Cobble \Cob"ble\, n. [From Cob a lump. See Cob, n., 9, and cf. Copple, Copplestone.]

1.A cobblestone. "Their slings held cobbles round." --Fairfax. [1913 Webster]

2.pl. Cob coal. See under Cob. [1913 Webster]

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]

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