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cob·ble¹ (k

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·ble² (k

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.]

Translations

cobbled [ˈkɒbld] ADJ cobbled street → calle f empedrada, calle f adoquinada

cobbled [ˈkɒb^əld] adj [street, yard] → pavé(e)

cobbled [ˈkɒbld] adj cobbled street → strada pavimentata con ciottoli

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armure bushel causey Clovelly cob coal cobble cobble together cobble up cobbles cobblestone cobbling compile compose darn doctor furbish up hammerstone mend paving stone			for theatres and newspapers, and the rumble of omnibuses on the cobbled pavements? Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context Through the wide open window floated in the various sounds of the little country town, the rumbling of heavy carts passing along the cobbled streets, the shrill greetings of neighbors and acquaintances meeting upon the sidewalk. The Malefactor by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context So the palmer was persuaded; and Robin put on the old man's hat, which stood full high in the crown; and his cloak, patched with black and blue and red, like Joseph's coat of many colors in its old age; and his breeches, which had been sewed over with so many patterns that the original was scarce discernible; and his tattered hose; and his shoes, cobbled above and below. Robin Hood by McSpadden, J. Walker View in context			cobalamin cobalt cobalt 60 cobalt bloom cobalt blue cobalt bomb Cobalt crust Cobalt glance Cobalt green cobalt ultramarine Cobalt yellow cobalt-blue cobaltic Cobaltiferous Cobaltine cobaltite cobaltous Cobaltous chloride Cobb cobber Cobbett Cobbing cobble cobble together cobble up cobbled cobbler Cobbler fish cobbler's last cobbler's pegs cobbler's wax cobblers cobbles cobblestone cobblestones cobbling Cobby Cobden Cobdenism cobelligerent Cobh Cóbh Cobham cobia Cobiron Cobishop Cobitidae coble Coblenz cobnut COBOL			Cobb syndrome Cobb Wind Symphony Cobb's disease Cobb, Frank Irving Cobb, Howell Cobb, Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb, John Rhodes Cobb, Lee J. Cobb, Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb, Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb, Ty cobber cobber cobbers cobbers Cobbett Cobbett Cobbett, William Cobbett, William COBBH Cobbing cobble cobble cobble cobble cobble beach cobble together cobble together cobble up cobble up cobbled cobbler cobbler cobbler cobbler Cobbler (food) Cobbler fish Cobbler's chest cobbler's last cobbler's pegs cobbler's suture cobbler's suture cobbler's suture cobbler's suture (3) cobbler's suture (3) cobbler's suture (3) cobbler's wax cobblerfish cobblers cobblers cobblers' suture cobblers' suture cobblers' suture cobbles cobbles cobbles cobbles Cobbles and Sand Cobbles, Silt and Clay cobblestone cobblestone

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