Link Centre Dictionary

cobble

UK/ˈkɒb.əl/ US/ˈkɑ.bəl/ rare
noun (1) verb (2)

noun

1.

verb

1.

pave with cobblestones

2.

repair or mend

  • “cobble shoes”

Origin

From Middle English cobill, kobill (used in various combinations with ston, stan (“stone”), note, nutt (“nut”), etc.), probably a diminutive of Middle English *cob, *cobb, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kubb- (“lump; round object”). Equivalent to cob + -le. Cognate to North Germanic kubb-, kobb- (“round object, bulge, heap, islet, seal, bowler hat, etc”).

Phrases

  • cobble together
  • cobble up

Related words

Word family

Broader terms

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.