cobble

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cobble - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cobble \Cob"ble\, n.
     A fishing boat. See Coble.
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  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.
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     2. pl. Cob coal. See under Cob.
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  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.
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     2. To make clumsily. "Cobbled rhymes." --Dryden.
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     3. To pave with cobblestones.
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cobble - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  cobble
      n 1: rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make
           roads [syn: cobble, cobblestone, sett]
      v 1: pave with cobblestones [syn: cobble, cobblestone]
      2: repair or mend; "cobble shoes"