COBBLE


Meaning of COBBLE in English

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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .