What does cobble mean?we found 7 entries for the meaning of cobble
 

Cobble \Cob"ble\, n. A fishing boat. See Coble. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

Cobble \Cob"ble\, n. [From Cob a lump. See Cob, n., 9, and cf. Copple, Copplestone.]

1. A cobblestone. "Their slings held cobbles round." --Fairfax. [1913 Webster]

2. pl. Cob coal. See under Cob. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

Cobble \Cob"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cobbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Cobbling.]

[OF. cobler, copler, to join or knit together, couple, F. coupler, L. copulare to couple, join. Cf. Couple, n. & v. t.]

1. To make or mend coarsely; to patch; to botch; as, to cobble shoes. --Shak. "A cobbled saddle." --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]

2. To make clumsily. "Cobbled rhymes." --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

3. To pave with cobblestones. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

cobble

noun

rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads [syn: cobblestone, sett]

verb

1: pave with cobblestones
2: repair or mend; "cobble shoes"

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Cobble \Cob"ble\, n. A fishing boat. See Coble.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Cobble \Cob"ble\, n. [From Cob a lump. See Cob, n., 9, and cf. Copple, Copplestone.]

1. A cobblestone. ``Their slings held cobbles round.'' --Fairfax.

2. pl. Cob coal. See under Cob.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Cobble \Cob"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cobbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Cobbling.]

[OF. cobler, copler, to join or knit together, couple, F. coupler, L. copulare to couple, join. Cf. Couple, n. & v. t.]

1. To make or mend coarsely; to patch; to botch; as, to cobble shoes. --Shak. ``A cobbled saddle.'' --Thackeray.

2. To make clumsily. ``Cobbled rhymes.'' --Dryden.

3. To pave with cobblestones.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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