Definitions for cobblestoneˈkɒb əlˌstoʊn

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

cob•ble•stoneˈkɒb əlˌstoʊn(n.)

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

    Category: Petrology

Origin of cobblestone:

1400–50; late ME cobylstone

cob′ble•stoned`(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. cobble, cobblestone, sett(verb)

    rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads

  2. cobble, cobblestone(verb)

    pave with cobblestones

Wiktionary

  1. cobblestone(Noun)

    A rounded stone from a river bed, fit for use as ballast in ships and for paving roads.

  2. Origin: From kobilstane, from cobble (probably a diminutive of one of various words cob, presumed to stem from a Proto-Germanic root kubb- "something rounded") + stan

Webster Dictionary

  1. Cobblestone(noun)

    a large pebble; a rounded stone not too large to be handled; a small boulder; -- used for paving streets and for other purposes


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