Cobble

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cobble \Cob"ble\, n.
     A fishing boat. See {Coble}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Cobble \Cob"ble\, n. [From {Cob} a lump. See {Cob}, n., 9, and
     cf. {Copple}, {Copplestone}.]
     1. A cobblestone. "Their slings held cobbles round."
        --Fairfax.
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     2. pl. Cob coal. See under {Cob}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cobble \Cob"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cobbled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Cobbling}.] [OF. cobler, copler, to join or knit together,
     couple, F. coupler, L. copulare to couple, join. Cf.
     {Couple}, n. & v. t.]
     1. To make or mend coarsely; to patch; to botch; as, to
        cobble shoes. --Shak. "A cobbled saddle." --Thackeray.
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     2. To make clumsily. "Cobbled rhymes." --Dryden.
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     3. To pave with cobblestones.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cobble
       n : rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make
           roads [syn: {cobblestone}, {sett}]
       v 1: pave with cobblestones
       2: repair or mend; "cobble shoes"