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BNC: 15654 COCA: 17959

cobble

1 cobble /ˈkɑːbəl/ verb
cobbles; cobbled; cobbling
1 cobble
/ˈkɑːbəl/
verb
cobbles; cobbled; cobbling
Learner's definition of COBBLE
[+ object]
: to make (something) by putting together different parts in a quick way拼凑;草率匆忙地制作usually + together or up
old-fashioned : to make or repair (shoes)制(鞋);修(鞋)
2 cobble /ˈkɑːbəl/ noun
plural cobbles
2 cobble
/ˈkɑːbəl/
noun
plural cobbles
Learner's definition of COBBLE
[count]
: cobblestone
BNC: 15654 COCA: 17959

cobble

1 of 2

verb

cob·​ble ˈkä-bəl How to pronounce cobble (audio)
cobbled; cobbling ˈkä-b(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce cobble (audio)

transitive verb

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 agreementcobble up a temporary solution

cobble

2 of 2

noun

1
2
cobbles plural, chiefly British : lump coal about the size of small cobblestones

Example Sentences

Verb expensive leather shoes cobbled in Italy Noun a street paved with cobbles
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Newgarden’s qualifying gaff Saturday left him with a noted tire advantage, but a need overnight to cobble together an outside-the-box strategy plan with Cindric, who calls strategy on the No. 2 Chevy. Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Sep. 2022 The next step was to cobble together a human-scale magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, scanner, involving large magnets and radio signals to explore the body’s interior. James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 With its reliance on short seasons, Netflix — and then other streamers — wound up making life more difficult for creators and crew, many of whom struggled to cobble together a living that had evolved around the traditional 23-episode series. Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2022 Kya, with the help of this unsurprisingly thinly sketched couple, manages to cobble a life together. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 July 2022 Spreadsheets effectively analyze data and running numbers and will cobble together a solution for a customer with a price quote. Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 24 June 2022 Netanyahu has reliably won the most votes in each election but struggled to cobble together the 61 seats needed to control the 120-seat Knesset. Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 21 June 2022 The shift capped off weeks of painstaking negotiations to cobble together a package that could win Mr. Manchin’s support. New York Times, 14 July 2022 In the midst of the opening days and weeks of the pandemic, where no idea to cobble together a schedule was bad, guards were down enough among the series’ decision-makers to give what had never been done before a shot. Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Aug. 2022
Noun
According to Time Out, design firm Caret Studio has installed white, painted squares on the stone cobbles of Piazza Giotto in Vicchio to show people how to keep a safe distance. Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2020 Look for a smooth, oval-shaped stone with fine pores, such as the quartzite or dark basalt cobbles found along most riverbeds. Keith Mccafferty, Field & Stream, 24 Apr. 2020 Patreons of the arts Phillip Cotter, like most local working musicians, cobbles together various revenue streams to make a living. Chris Varias, Cincinnati.com, 20 Mar. 2020 Along the glistening cobbles of the bank, a black ouzel bobbed and flew rock to rock, staying just ahead of me, keeping me company. Peter Heller, Outdoor Life, 17 Feb. 2020 The ambitious couple sat front-row at fashion shows, chopped it up with Dapper Dan and Asap Rocky, and hit the historical cobble-stone streets for their usual photo opps. Nandi Howard, Essence, 27 Sep. 2019 Georgetown is a good place to glimpse such palimpsests, which include the cobbles and streetcar tracks on O and P streets. John Kelly, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2019 Gilets with sweat on their brows diligently dug up cobbles or chipped fresh stone projectiles from the facades of buildings. Christopher Ketcham, Harper's magazine, 22 July 2019 The site’s capuchins use quartzite cobbles as hammerstones, and tree limbs and loose stones as anvils. The Economist, 27 June 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English coblen, perhaps back-formation from cobelere cobbler

First Known Use

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of cobble was in the 15th century
BNC: 15654 COCA: 17959

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