cobble 1
/kob"euhl/ , v.t. cobbled, cobbling .
1. to mend (shoes, boots, etc.); patch.
2. to put together roughly or clumsily.
[ 1490-1500; appar. back formation from COBBLER ]
cobble 2
/kob"euhl/ , n. , v. , cobbled, cobbling .
n.
1. a cobblestone.
2. cobbles , coal in lumps larger than a pebble and smaller than a boulder.
3. Metalworking.
a. a defect in a rolled piece resulting from loss of control over its movement.
b. Slang. a piece showing bad workmanship.
v.t.
4. to pave with cobblestones.
[ 1595-1605; perh. COB + -LE; see COBBLESTONE ]
cobble 3
/kob"euhl/ , n.
New England, New York, and New Jersey. (esp. in placenames) a rounded hill.
[ 1885-95; perh. 2 ]