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cobble

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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.

[Short for cobblestone.]

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.

[Probably back-formation from cobbler.]

cobble
Noun
a cobblestone

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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cobblecobble - rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
paving stone - a stone used for paving
Verb1.cobble - pave with cobblestones
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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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 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 圓石, 鵝卵石 бруковий камінь صاف سنگریزہ viên sỏi ,


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They struck at each other, clinched, and rolled over on the cobble stones.
But I have patients amongst the seafaring population of West Colebrook, and, unofficially, I am informed that very early that morning two brothers, who went down to look after their cobble hauled up on the beach, found, a good way from Brenzett, an ordinary ship's hencoop lying high and dry on the shore, with eleven drowned ducks inside.
His flat foot crashed over the keyhole, the lock gave, the door flew open, and in the sudden draught the landing gas heeled over like a cobble in a squall; as the flame righted itself I saw a fixed bath, two bath-towels knotted together--an open window--a cowering figure--and Raffles struck aghast on the threshold.
 
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