Sekirov Dictionary

cobble

UK /ˈkɒb.əl/US /ˈkɑ.bəl/

noun 3
verb 3
forms 3
phrases 2

noun3

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A cobblestone.
- The narrow streets that twist and turn through the compact heart of Dent are surfaced with cobbles which, in the absence of pavements, spread right across from doorstep to doorstep. — 1980
A particle from 64 to 256 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
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A piece of steel that becomes malformed during its manufacture or rolling.
- The ideal control which they offer the reversing motor is such, when a cobble might be made in the steel mill, the metal can be handled gently, and very often the ingot saved. — 1915

verb3

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To assemble in an improvised way.
- I cobbled something together to get us through till morning.
To use cobblestones to pave a road, walkway, etc.
To make shoes (what a cobbler does).

forms

cobbled · cobbling · cobbles

Phrases with cobble

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