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cobbling

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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.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cobblingcobbling - the shoemaker's trade                
shoe repairing, shoemaking
craft, trade - the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his trade as an apprentice"


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I don't like this cobbling sort of business --I don't like it at all; it's undignified; it's not my place.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
In like manner the poet with his words and phrases may be said to lay on the colours of the several arts, himself understanding their nature only enough to imitate them; and other people, who are as ignorant as he is, and judge only from his words, imagine that if he speaks of cobbling, or of military tactics, or of anything else, in metre and harmony and rhythm, he speaks very well-- such is the sweet influence which melody and rhythm by nature have.
The Republic by Plato View in context
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