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cob·ble·stone

   [kob-uhl-stohn]
noun
a naturally rounded stone, larger than a pebble and smaller than a boulder, formerly used in paving.
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Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English cobylstone. See cobble1, stone

Related forms
cob·ble·stoned, adjective

Can be confused: boulder, cobblestone, granule, pebble, rock, stone.
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cobblestone
late 15c., from cobble + stone.
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