COBBLE


Meaning of COBBLE in English

I. ˈkä-bəl transitive verb

( cob·bled ; cob·bling -b(ə-)liŋ)

Etymology: Middle English coblen, perhaps back-formation from cobelere cobbler

Date: 15th century

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

II. noun

Date: 1600

1. : cobblestone

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.