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cob·ble 1

(kŏb′əl)
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

(kŏb′əl)
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.]
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cobble

(ˈkɒbəl)
n
1. (Civil Engineering) short for cobblestone
2. (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
(Civil Engineering) (tr) to pave (a road) with cobblestones
[C15 (in cobblestone): from cob1]
ˈcobbled adj

cobble

(ˈkɒbəl)
vb (tr)
1. (Crafts) to make or mend (shoes)
2. to put together clumsily
[C15: back formation from cobbler1]
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cob•ble1

(ˈkɒb əl)

v.t. -bled, -bling.
1. to mend (shoes, boots, etc.); patch.
2. to put together roughly or clumsily.
[1490–1500; appar. back formation from cobbler]

cob•ble2

(ˈkɒb əl)

n., v. -bled, -bling. n.
1. a cobblestone.
v.t.
2. to pave with cobblestones.
[1595–1605; perhaps cob + -le]

cob•ble3

(ˈcɒb əl)
n.
New England, New York, and New Jersey. (esp. in place names) a rounded hill. [1885–95; perh. < cobble2]
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cobble


Past participle: cobbled
Gerund: cobbling

Imperative
cobble
cobble
Present
I cobble
you cobble
he/she/it cobbles
we cobble
you cobble
they cobble
Preterite
I cobbled
you cobbled
he/she/it cobbled
we cobbled
you cobbled
they cobbled
Present Continuous
I am cobbling
you are cobbling
he/she/it is cobbling
we are cobbling
you are cobbling
they are cobbling
Present Perfect
I have cobbled
you have cobbled
he/she/it has cobbled
we have cobbled
you have cobbled
they have cobbled
Past Continuous
I was cobbling
you were cobbling
he/she/it was cobbling
we were cobbling
you were cobbling
they were cobbling
Past Perfect
I had cobbled
you had cobbled
he/she/it had cobbled
we had cobbled
you had cobbled
they had cobbled
Future
I will cobble
you will cobble
he/she/it will cobble
we will cobble
you will cobble
they will cobble
Future Perfect
I will have cobbled
you will have cobbled
he/she/it will have cobbled
we will have cobbled
you will have cobbled
they will have cobbled
Future Continuous
I will be cobbling
you will be cobbling
he/she/it will be cobbling
we will be cobbling
you will be cobbling
they will be cobbling
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been cobbling
you have been cobbling
he/she/it has been cobbling
we have been cobbling
you have been cobbling
they have been cobbling
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been cobbling
you will have been cobbling
he/she/it will have been cobbling
we will have been cobbling
you will have been cobbling
they will have been cobbling
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been cobbling
you had been cobbling
he/she/it had been cobbling
we had been cobbling
you had been cobbling
they had been cobbling
Conditional
I would cobble
you would cobble
he/she/it would cobble
we would cobble
you would cobble
they would cobble
Past Conditional
I would have cobbled
you would have cobbled
he/she/it would have cobbled
we would have cobbled
you would have cobbled
they would have cobbled
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:cobble - rectangular paving stone with curved top]cobble - rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
paving stone - a stone used for paving
Verb 1. 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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cobble

verb
cobble something together improvise, devise, put together, contrive, concoct, throw together Politicians are trying to cobble together a peace treaty.
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Translations
حَصاةٌ يَرْقَعُ الحِذاءيُصَلِّحُ بِصورَةٍ سَيِّئَه
dlažební kámensflákatspravit
brostenflikkeflikke sammenlappesammenflikke
gera viîgötusteinnklastra
bruģakmenslabotslikti/neprasmīgi salabot
odflákať
acemice yapmak/tamir etmekkaldırım taşı tamir etmek

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

[ˈkɒbəl] n (also cobblestone) → pavé m
cobble together
vtbricoler
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cobble

n (also cobblestone)Kopfstein m
vt
shoeflicken
a cobbled streeteine Straße mit Kopfsteinpflaster
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cobble

[ˈkɒbl] n (also cobblestone) → ciottolo
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cobble1

(ˈkobl) noun
a rounded stone formerly used in paving streets. straatsteen, keisteen حَصاةٌ заоблен камък paralelepípedo dlažební kámen der Pflasterstein brosten 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 پيوندول، پينه كول(په تېره دپوټو pedra piatră (de pavaj) булыжник dlažbový kameň tlakovec kamen za kaldrmu kullersten หินกรวดสําหรับซ่อมถนน kaldırım taşı 鵝卵石 бруковий камінь صاف سنگریزہ viên sỏi 鹅卵石

cobble2

(ˈkobl) verb
1. to mend (shoes). lap يَرْقَعُ الحِذاء поправям (обувки) remendar spravit flicken flikke; lappe επιδιορθώνω 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 روغول، افوكول، ترميمول، پيوند ول، اصلاح كول remendar a re­para чинить opraviť popravljati popravljati laga ซ่อม(รองเท้า) 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 trabalhar mal sflákat grob ausbessern flikke sammen; sammenflikke φτιάχνω ή διορθώνω κτ. πρόχειρα remendar kokku klopsima سمبل کردن؛ سرهم بندی کردن kyhätä rafistoler לאלתר 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 تلل، ستنېدل: ترميمول، رغول 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,随便修
ˈcobbler noun
a person who mends shoes. skoenmaker إسْكافي обущар sapateiro švec der Flickschuster skomager τσαγκάρης, μπαλωματής zapatero kingsepp پینه دوز؛ کفش ساز suutari cordonnier/-ière סנדלר मोची postolar foltozóvarga tukang sepatu skósmiður ciabattino, calzolaio 靴直し職人 구두 수선공 kurpius kurpnieks (apavu labotājs) tukang kasut schoenlapper skomaker szewc موچى 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
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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.
Again I understand it all!" 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. I cannot feel friendly toward my quondam fellow-American, Napoleon III., especially at this time,--[July, 1867.]--when in fancy I see his credulous victim, Maximilian, lying stark and stiff in Mexico, and his maniac widow watching eagerly from her French asylum for the form that will never come--but I do admire his nerve, his calm self-reliance, his shrewd good sense.
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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Melfred Borzall took the design of the tough, long-wearing excalibur blade and made the Rock Saw, a blade that simply excels in cobble conditions.
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Froome did not even see a cobble as his Tour defence ended 12 months ago after three crashes in two days, but this time he was guided expertly by the brilliant Geraint Thomas.

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