cobble

cob·ble ¹

 (kŏb′əl)

n.

1. A cobblestone.

2. Geology A rock fragment between 64 and 256 millimeters in diameter, especially one that has been naturally rounded.

3. cobbles See cob coal.

tr.v. cob·bled, cob·bling, cob·bles

To pave with cobblestones.

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[Short for cobblestone.]

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cob·ble ²

 (kŏb′əl)

tr.v. cob·bled, cob·bling, cob·bles

1. To make or mend (boots or shoes).

2. To put together clumsily; bungle: cobbled a plan together at the last minute.

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[Probably back-formation from cobbler.]

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cobble

(ˈkɒbəl)

n

1. (Civil Engineering) short for cobblestone

2. (Geological Science) geology a rock fragment, often rounded, with a diameter of 64–256 mm and thus smaller than a boulder but larger than a pebble

vb

(Civil Engineering) (tr) to pave (a road) with cobblestones

[C15 (in cobblestone): from cob¹]

ˈcobbled adj

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cobble

(ˈkɒbəl)

vb (tr)

1. (Crafts) to make or mend (shoes)

2. to put together clumsily

[C15: back formation from cobbler¹]

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cob•ble¹

(ˈkɒb əl)

v.t. -bled, -bling.

1. to mend (shoes, boots, etc.); patch.

2. to put together roughly or clumsily.

[1490–1500; appar. back formation from cobbler]

cob•ble²

(ˈkɒb əl)

n., v. -bled, -bling. n.

1. a cobblestone.

v.t.

2. to pave with cobblestones.

[1595–1605; perhaps cob + -le]

cob•ble³

(ˈcɒb əl)
n.

New England, New York, and New Jersey. (esp. in place names) a rounded hill. [1885–95; perh. < cobble2]

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cobble

Past participle: cobbled
Gerund: cobbling

Imperative

cobble

cobble

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cobble - rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads cobblestone, sett paving stone - a stone used for paving
Verb	1.	cobble - pave with cobblestones cobblestone pave - cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic; "pave the roads in the village"
	2.	cobble - repair or mend; "cobble shoes" fix, furbish up, mend, repair, bushel, doctor, touch on, restore - restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"

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cobble

verb

cobble something together improvise, devise, put together, contrive, concoct, throw together Politicians are trying to cobble together a peace treaty.

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Translations

حَصاةٌيَرْقَعُ الحِذاءيُصَلِّحُ بِصورَةٍ سَيِّئَه

dlažební kámensflákatspravit

brostenflikkeflikke sammenlappesammenflikke

flickengrob ausbessernPflasterstein

λιθοστρώνωσκαρώνω

adoquinar

rafistolerréparer

gera viîgötusteinnklastra

acciottolareciottolo

bruģakmenslabotslikti/neprasmīgi salabot

brusteinflikkeflikke pågatesteinlappe

odflákať

acemice yapmak/tamir etmekkaldırım taşıtamir etmek

修补粗制滥造随便修鹅卵石

cobble

[ˈkɒbl]

A. N = cobblestone

B. VT

1. (also cobble up) [+ shoes] → remendar

2. [+ street] → empedrar, adoquinar

cobble together VT + ADV (pej) → hacer apresuradamente

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cobble

[ˈkɒb^əl] n (also cobblestone) → pavé m

cobble together

vt → bricoler

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cobble

n (also cobblestone) → Kopfstein m

vt

shoe → flicken

a cobbled street → eine Straße mit Kopfsteinpflaster

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cobble

[ˈkɒbl] n (also cobblestone) → ciottolo

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cobble¹

(ˈkobl) noun

a rounded stone formerly used in paving streets. straatsteen, keisteen حَصاةٌ заоблен камък paralelepípedo dlažební kámen der Pflasterstein brosten πέτρα επίστρωσης οδού adoquín munakivi سنگفرش mukulakivi pavé rond חַלוּק אֶבֶן छोटे पत्थर kamen za popločavanje macskakő kerikil götusteinn ciottolo 丸石 (도로 포장용) 자갈 grindinio akmuo bruģakmens batu buntar straatkeibrustein, gatestein kamień polny پيوندول، پينه كول(په تېره دپوټو pedra piatră (de pavaj) булыжник dlažbový kameň tlakovec kamen za kaldrmu kullersten หินกรวดสำหรับซ่อมถนน kaldırım taşı 鵝卵石 бруковий камінь صاف سنگریزہ viên sỏi 鹅卵石

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cobble²

(ˈkobl) verb

1. to mend (shoes). lap يَرْقَعُ الحِذاء поправям (обувки) remendar spravit flicken flikke; lappe επιδιορθώνωreparar paikama تعمیر یا وصله کردن paikata réparer לְתָקֵן נָעַלָיִם , לְתָקֵן נָעַלָייִם जूते गांठना krpati cipele foltoz memperbaiki gera við rattoppare 靴直しする (구두를) 수선하다 taisyti, lopyti labot (apavus) membaiki lappenflikke, lappe naprawiać (buty), łatać روغول، افوكول، ترميمول، پيوند ول، اصلاح كول remendar a re­para чинить opraviť popravljati popravljati laga ซ่อม(รองเท้า) tamir etmek 修(鞋) лагодити, латати (взуття) جوتے مرمت کرنا sửa chữa 修（鞋）

2. to make or repair badly or roughly. saamflans يُصَلِّحُ بِصورَةٍ سَيِّئَه закърпвам trabalhar mal sflákat grob ausbessern flikke sammen; sammenflikke φτιάχνω ή διορθώνω κτ. πρόχειρα remendar kokku klopsima سمبل کردن؛ سرهم بندی کردن kyhätä rafistolerלאלתר खराब तरह से मरम्मत करना loše izrađivati, skrpati összetákol memperbaiki dengan sembarangan klastra rabberciare 下手に修繕する 서투르게 고치다 kurpti slikti/neprasmīgi salabot membaiki oplappen smøre/lappe sammen, flikke på partaczyć تلل، ستنېدل: ترميمول، رغول trabalhar mal a cârpi делать, чинить топорно odflákať šušmariti opravljati lappa ihop ปะหรือซ่อม acemice yapmak/tamir etmek 粗製濫造，隨便修一下 лагодити або робити абияк بُرے طریقے سے مرمت کرنا làm hoặc sửa chữa một cách vụng về 粗制滥造，随便修

ˈcobbler noun

a person who mends shoes. skoenmaker إسْكافي обущар sapateiro švec der Flickschuster skomager τσαγκάρης, μπαλωματής zapatero kingsepp پینه دوز؛ کفش ساز suutari cordonnier/-ière סנדלר मोची postolar foltozóvarga tukang sepatu skósmiður ciabattino, calzolaio 靴直し職人 구두 수선공 kurpius kurpnieks (apavu labotājs) tukang kasut schoenlapperskomakerszewc موچى sapateiro ciz­mar сапожник obuvník čevljar obućar skomakare ช่างซ่อมหรือทำรองเท้า ayakkabı tamircisi 製(修)鞋匠 швець, що займається лагодженням взуття موچی ، جوتیاں گانٹھنے والا người chữa giầy 皮匠，修鞋匠

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