COBBLE


Meaning of COBBLE in English

I. cob ‧ ble 1 /ˈkɒb ə l $ ˈkɑː-/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] old-fashioned

[ Sense 1: Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: ↑ cobbler (2) ]

[ Sense 2: Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ cobble 2 ]

1 . to repair or make shoes

2 . to put ↑ cobblestone s on a street

cobble something ↔ together phrasal verb

to quickly produce or make something that is useful but not perfect:

The diplomats cobbled an agreement together.

She cobbled together a tent from a few pieces of string and a sheet.

II. cobble 2 BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: cobblestone ]

a cobblestone

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.