cobble

cob·ble ¹  (kbl)

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  (kbl)

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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cobble¹

n

1. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) short for cobblestone

2. (Earth Sciences / 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

(Engineering / Civil Engineering) (tr) to pave (a road) with cobblestones See also cobbles

[C15 (in cobblestone): from cob¹]

cobbled  adj

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cobble²

vb (tr)

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Crafts) to make or mend (shoes)

2. to put together clumsily

[back formation from cobbler¹]

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cobble  (kbl)

A rock fragment larger than a pebble and smaller than a boulder. Pebbles have a diameter between 64 and 256 mm (2.56 and 10.24 inches) and are often rounded.

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.

Translations

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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cobble [ˈkɒbl] n (also cobblestone) → ciottolo

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cobble¹

n cobble [ˈkobl]

a rounded stone formerly used in paving streets. straatsteen, keisteen حَصاةٌ заоблен камък dlažební kámen brosten der Pflasterstein 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 straatkei brustein, gatestein kamień polny pedra piatră (de pavaj) булыжник dlažbový kameň tlakovec kamen za kaldrmu kullersten หินกรวดสำหรับซ่อมถนน kaldırım taşı 鵝卵石 бруковий камінь صاف سنگریزہ viên sỏi 圆石, 鹅卵石

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cobble²

v cobble [ˈkobl]

1 to mend (shoes). lap يَرْقَعُ الحِذاء поправям (обувки) spravit flikke; lappe flicken επιδιορθώνω (παπούτσια) reparar 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 lappen flikke, lappe naprawiać (buty), łatać remendar a re­para чинить (обувь) opraviť popravljati popravljati laga ซ่อม(รองเท้า) (kundra) 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 sflákat flikke sammen; sammenflikke grob ausbessern φτιάχνω ή διορθώνω κτ. πρόχειρα remendar kokku klopsima سمبل کردن؛ سرهم بندی کردن kyhätä rafistoler לְאַלתֵר 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 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

n cobbler

a person who mends shoes. skoenmaker إسْكافي обущар švec skomager der Flickschuster τσαγκάρης, μπαλωματής zapatero kingsepp پینه دوز؛ کفش ساز suutari cordonnier/-ière סַנדלָר मोची postolar foltozóvarga tukang sepatu skósmiður ciabattino, calzolaio 靴直し職人 구두 수선공 kurpius kurpnieks (apavu labotājs) tukang kasut schoenlapper skomaker szewc 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