cobble

1 of 2

verb

cob·​ble ˈkä-bəl 

cobbled; cobbling ˈkä-b(ə-)liŋ 

transitive verb

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

cobble

2 of 2

noun

1

: cobblestone

2

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

Synonyms

Verb

• patch (together)
• throw together
• knock together

Examples of cobble in a Sentence

Verb

expensive leather shoes cobbled in Italy

Noun

a street paved with cobbles

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Hart has slowly cobbled together enough votes to overturn the Metropolitan Development Commission's 8-1 vote last month to approve Google's rezoning request. —Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025

The beauty of most D2C customer lists is that they weren’t scraped or cobbled together. —Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025

Noun

Stage 21, Sunday, July 27: Mantes-la-Ville to Paris | Winner: Wout van Aert The inclusion of Montmartre on the ceremonial 21st stage proved controversial, but after rain led to the GC battle being neutralised, Pogačar had the freedom to attack on the rainy cobbles himself. —Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 28 July 2025

Representing a mix of basaltic and non-basaltic cobbles, the collection seemed strange, thanks, in part, to its composition. —Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English coblen, perhaps back-formation from cobelere cobbler

First Known Use

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for cobble

• bauble
• gobble
• hobble
• labile
• squabble
• wobble
• cantabile

Kids Definition

cobble

1 of 2 verb

cob·​ble ˈkäb-əl 

cobbled; cobbling -(ə-)liŋ 

: to make roughly or hastily

—often used with together or up

cobble

2 of 2 noun

: a rounded stone larger than a pebble and smaller than a boulder