1
: a mender or maker of shoes and often of other leather goods
2
archaic
: a clumsy workman
3
: a tall iced drink consisting usually of wine, rum, or whiskey and sugar garnished with mint or a slice of lemon or orange
4
: a deep-dish fruit dessert with a thick top crust
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The Warner brothers, sons of a Polish cobbler, pooled their money to buy their first projector, in Youngstown, Ohio, and their movies specialized in the urban working class.
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Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 17 July 2024
The cobbler will appear alongside other Bojangles sweets, including the Bo’berry biscuit and sweet potato hand pies.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 11 July 2024
Buttermilk makes this blueberry cobbler extra special for those with a sweet tooth and spiked Arnold Palmers keep the party going well into the showing of fireworks.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 3 July 2024
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The one and only ‘Rock n Roll cobbler of the 1970s’ and worn by the likes of Bianca Jagger, these Terry de Havilland black and silver sparkle ‘Stardust’ heels date back from the early seventies.
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Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 17 July 2024
The cobbler will appear alongside other Bojangles sweets, including the Bo’berry biscuit and sweet potato hand pies.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 11 July 2024
Buttermilk makes this blueberry cobbler extra special for those with a sweet tooth and spiked Arnold Palmers keep the party going well into the showing of fireworks.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 3 July 2024
Terry de Havilland Glitter Stardust heels Terry de Havilland
glitter stardust heels
$258
EBAY
The one and only ‘Rock n Roll cobbler of the 1970s’ and worn by the likes of Bianca Jagger, these Terry de Havilland black and silver sparkle ‘Stardust’ heels date back from the early seventies.
—Jenny Walton, Vogue, 29 June 2024
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cobbler
noun
cob·bler
ˈkäb-lər 
1
: a mender or maker of shoes
2
: a deep-dish fruit pie with a thick top crust
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