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cob⋅ble

1  [kob-uhl]
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–verb (used with object) -bled, -bling.
1. to mend (shoes, boots, etc.); patch.
2. to put together roughly or clumsily.
Origin:
1490–1500; appar. back formation from cobbler
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cob⋅ble

2  [kob-uhl] noun, verb, -bled, -bling.
–noun
1. a cobblestone.
2. cobbles, coal in lumps larger than a pebble and smaller than a boulder.
3. Metalworking.
a. a defect in a rolled piece resulting from loss of control over its movement.
b. Slang. a piece showing bad workmanship.
–verb (used with object)
4. to pave with cobblestones.
Origin:
1595–1605; perh. cob + -le; see cobblestone

cob⋅ble

3  [kob-uhl]
–noun
New England, New York State, and New Jersey. (esp. in placenames) a rounded hill.
Origin:
1885–95; perh. < cobble 2
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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 cobbler1.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

cobble  (n.)
"paving stone," c.1375, probably a dim. of cob.

cobble  (v.)
"to mend clumsily," 1496, probably from cob, perhaps via a notion of lumps.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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