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cobblestone

[ kob-uhl-stohn ]

noun

  1. a naturally rounded stone, larger than a pebble and smaller than a boulder, formerly used in paving.


cobblestone

/ ˈkɒbəlˌstəʊn /

noun

  1. a rounded stone used for paving Sometimes shortened tocobble Compare sett


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Other Words From

  • cobble·stoned adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cobblestone1

First recorded in 1400–50, cobblestone is from the late Middle English word cobylstone. See cobble 1, stone

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Example Sentences

Two carabinieri fell to the cobblestone piazza in a pool of blood.

A backward step upon an uneven cobblestone suddenly returns him to a visit he made to Venice when his mother was still alive.

As we continue down the cobblestone streets, Glen passes a joint.

Michael Ian Black: We walk along the cobblestone streets of Old Algiers.

An early autumn sun lit up cobblestone streets, tall acacia trees, and handsome and nearly all decayed 19th-century buildings.

He ees call the 'cobblestone,' also the 'pouding-stone,' when he ees at his home in the country.

Unprepared, Samuel took the blow neatly on the jaw and sprawled full length into the cobblestone gutter.

Maybe you are thinking of building a cobblestone chimney in our house, laughed Julie.

First you have to find in which patch out of desert areas of mud and cobblestone the gold-dust hides.

The next moment he was on his feet again and out in the street prying up a cobblestone.

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