cobble
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cob·ble 1
(kŏb′əl)n.
1. A cobblestone.
2. Geology A rock fragment between 64 and 256 millimeters in diameter, especially one that has been naturally rounded.
3. cobbles See cob coal.
tr.v. cob·bled, cob·bling, cob·bles
To pave with cobblestones.
[Short for cobblestone.]
cob·ble 2
(kŏb′əl)tr.v. cob·bled, cob·bling, cob·bles
1. To make or mend (boots or shoes).
2. To put together clumsily; bungle: cobbled a plan together at the last minute.
[Probably back-formation from cobbler.]
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cobble
(ˈkɒbəl)n
1. (Civil Engineering) short for cobblestone
2. (Geological Science) geology a rock fragment, often rounded, with a diameter of 64–256 mm and thus smaller than a boulder but larger than a pebble
vb
(Civil Engineering) (tr) to pave (a road) with cobblestones
[C15 (in cobblestone): from cob1]
ˈcobbled adj
cobble
(ˈkɒbəl)vb (tr)
1. (Crafts) to make or mend (shoes)
2. to put together clumsily
[C15: back formation from cobbler1]
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cob•ble1
(ˈkɒb əl)v.t. -bled, -bling.
1. to mend (shoes, boots, etc.); patch.
2. to put together roughly or clumsily.
[1490–1500; appar. back formation from cobbler]
cob•ble2
(ˈkɒb əl)n., v. -bled, -bling. n.
1. a cobblestone.
v.t. 2. to pave with cobblestones.
cob•ble3
(ˈcɒb əl)n.
New England, New York, and New Jersey. (esp. in place names) a rounded hill. [1885–95; perh. < cobble2]
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cobble
Past participle: cobbled
Gerund: cobbling
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| Noun | 1. |  cobble - rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roadspaving stone - a stone used for paving |
| Verb | 1. | cobble - pave with cobblestones pave - cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic; "pave the roads in the village" |
| 2. | cobble - repair or mend; "cobble shoes" |
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cobble
verbcobble something together improvise, devise, put together, contrive, concoct, throw together Politicians are trying to cobble together a peace treaty.
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Translations
حَصاةٌيَرْقَعُ الحِذاءيُصَلِّحُ بِصورَةٍ سَيِّئَه
dlažební kámensflákatspravit
brostenflikkeflikke sammenlappesammenflikke
gera viîgötusteinnklastra
bruģakmenslabotslikti/neprasmīgi salabot
odflákať
acemice yapmak/tamir etmekkaldırım taşıtamir etmek
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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cobble
n (also cobblestone) → Kopfstein m
vt
shoe → flicken
a cobbled street → eine Straße mit Kopfsteinpflaster
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
cobble1
(ˈkobl) noun a rounded stone formerly used in paving streets.
cobble2
(ˈkobl) verb1. to mend (shoes).
2. to make or repair badly or roughly.
ˈcobbler noun a person who mends shoes.
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