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cobblestone

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See also: cobble-stone

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Etymology

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From Middle English cobylstone, cobyllstone, kobilstane, kobill-stane, equivalent to cobble +‎ stone. Compare Old Norse köppusteinn (boulder), Danish kampesten (boulder).

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cobblestone (countable and uncountable, plural cobblestones)

  1. (countable) A rounded stone from a river bed, fit for use as ballast in ships and for paving roads.
    Synonym: cobble
  2. (uncountable) Cobblestones viewed as a building or paving material.
    The road was paved in cobblestone.

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