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