cobble
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1cob·ble

transitive verb \ˈkä-bəl\
cob·bledcob·bling \-b(ə-)liŋ\

Definition of COBBLE

1
chiefly British : to mend or patch coarsely
2
: repair, make <cobble shoes>
3
: to make or put together roughly or hastily —often used with together or up <cobble together an agreement> <cobble up a temporary solution>

Examples of COBBLE

  1. expensive leather shoes cobbled in Italy

Origin of COBBLE

Middle English coblen, perhaps back-formation from cobelere cobbler
First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with COBBLE

2cobble

noun

Definition of COBBLE

2
plural chiefly British : lump coal about the size of small cobblestones

Examples of COBBLE

  1. a street paved with cobbles

First Known Use of COBBLE

1600

Rhymes with COBBLE

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