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cobbles

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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.]

cobbles [ˈkɒbəlz]
pl n
1. (Mining & Quarrying) coal in small rounded lumps
2. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) cobblestones


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Anna said to herself, as soon as the carriage had started and swaying lightly, rumbled over the tiny cobbles of the paved road, and again one impression followed rapidly upon another.
No more barricades of flagstones--no more assaulting his Majesty's troops with cobbles.
They sell 'em at auction, an' they're good for years an' years, only no good on the cobbles any more.
 
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