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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English cobill, kobill (used in various combinations with ston, stan (“stone”), note, nutt (“nut”), etc.), probably a diminutive of Middle English *cob, *cobb, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kubb- (“lump; round object”). Equivalent to cob + -le.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑb.l̩/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒb.əl/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒbəl
Noun[edit]
cobble (plural cobbles)
- A cobblestone.
- (geology) A particle from 64 to 256 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
- Alternative form of coble (a kind of fishing-boat).
Translations[edit]
cobblestone — see cobblestone
Verb[edit]
cobble (third-person singular simple present cobbles, present participle cobbling, simple past and past participle cobbled)
- (intransitive) To make shoes (what a cobbler does).
- (transitive) To assemble in an improvised way.
- I cobbled something together to get us through till morning.
- (transitive, intransitive) To use cobblestones to pave a road, walkway, etc.
Translations[edit]
to make shoes
to assemble in an improvised manner
to use cobblestones for paving
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