cobble
verb
cob·ble
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cobbling\ ˈkä-b(ə-)liŋ
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Definition of cobble
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
chiefly British
: to mend or patch coarsely
3
: to make or put together roughly or hastily
—often used with together or up cobble together an agreementcobble up a temporary solution
cobble
nounDefinition of cobble (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: cobblestone
Examples of cobble in a Sentence
Verb
expensive leather shoes cobbled in ItalyNoun
a street paved with cobblesRecent Examples on the Web: Verb
Mattarella will first see if another viable coalition can be cobbled together. — Washington Post, "Italian premier resigns, blames deputy for political crisis," 21 Aug. 2019 Using that as a foundation, the couple cobbled together the rest of the money required to make Gatos and Beans a reality. — Mary Colurso | [email protected], al, "Alabama’s first cat cafe, Gatos and Beans, aims to make animal lovers purr," 2 Aug. 2019 Eventually, Draisen said, MAPC would like to see this become standard practice, with a formula that lays out exactly how much money a developer near transit would contribute, instead of one-off deals being cobbled together. — Tim Logan, BostonGlobe.com, "Developers pressed to fund extra T service," 9 July 2019 HomeFundMe, a service launched by lender CMG Financial last year, is among a growing suite of services that help borrowers cobble together the funds to buy homes. — Laura Kusisto, WSJ, "No Savings? No Problem. These Companies Are Helping Home Buyers With Down Payments," 29 June 2018 This is what the roster cobbled together with players from four states and five foreign countries wanted. — Nathan Fenno, latimes.com, "Purdue quickly ends Cal State Fullerton's upset dreams," 16 Mar. 2018 The 2017 season was the third year in a row that the Mets belatedly cobbled together a solution at third base, as Wright played a combined total of just 75 games in 2015-16. — Jay Jaffe, SI.com, "Todd Frazier Settles for Discounted Contract With Mets, and There May Be More to Come," 5 Feb. 2018 In the 2000s, filmmaker and Williams fan Garrett Gilchrist began, ahem, cobbling together a version of The Thief and the Cobbler that came closest to Williams’s initial intentions. — Emily Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, "The artistry of the late Richard Williams, from Roger Rabbit to the Pink Panther," 20 Aug. 2019 If one or more family members can handle some of the caregiving, consider cobbling together a part-time care plan. — Mary Jacobs, Dallas News, "The cost conundrum: Once you find the right elder care, do the research to pay for it," 20 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Gilets with sweat on their brows diligently dug up cobbles or chipped fresh stone projectiles from the facades of buildings. — Christopher Ketcham, Harper's magazine, "A Play with No End," 22 July 2019 The site’s capuchins use quartzite cobbles as hammerstones, and tree limbs and loose stones as anvils. — The Economist, "Capuchin monkeys have been using stone tools for around 3,000 years," 27 June 2019 These blocks can be made of granite Belgian block cobbles or a prefabricated concrete aggregate block. — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, "The Easy Landscape Design That'll Make Your Driveway 10 Times More Attractive," 19 Apr. 2019 Under the sweeping searchlight of the Eiffel Tower and nestled in the quiet cobbles of Saint-Germain, Hunting Season kicked off Couture Week last night with an intimate dinner at Le Bar de L’Hotel. — Alexander Howard, Vogue, "At Couture Week, Hunting Season Hosted a Très Chic Crew for Dinner," 22 Jan. 2019 Photo: Pool Bernard Papon/Zuma Press The Tour has visited these cobbles before. — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, "The Biggest Booby-Trap at the Tour de France: Cobblestone Roads," 13 July 2018 The jagged edges of the cobbles inject the likelihood of regular punctures and mechanical failures. — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, "The Biggest Booby-Trap at the Tour de France: Cobblestone Roads," 13 July 2018 The last section of cobbles is only three miles from the finish. — Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online, "Lance Armstrong Takes on the Tour de France," 6 July 2018 The area is flat, sandy and more delicate, interspersed with smaller plants and cobbles. — Martina Schimitschek, sandiegouniontribune.com, "At Scripps, a seascape landscape," 5 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cobble.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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cobble
verb
English Language Learners Definition of cobble
: to make (something) by putting together different parts in a quick way
old-fashioned
: to make or repair (shoes)
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