What does cobble mean?

Definitions for cobble
ˈkɒb əlcob·ble

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word cobble.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. cobble, cobblestone, settverb

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

  2. cobble, cobblestoneverb

    pave with cobblestones

  3. cobbleverb

    repair or mend

    "cobble shoes"

Wiktionary

  1. cobblenoun

    A cobblestone.

  2. cobblenoun

    A particle from 64 to 256 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale

  3. cobbleverb

    To make shoes (what a cobbler does).

  4. cobbleverb

    To assemble ('cobble together' an improvised assembly).

  5. cobbleverb

    To use cobblestones to pave a road, walkway, etc.

  6. cobbleverb

    To tell someone a story of dubious authenticity; a tall tale.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To COBBLEverb

    Etymology: kobler, Danish.

    If you be out, sir, I can mend you. —— Why, sir, cobble you. William Shakespeare, Julius Cæsar.

    They’ll sit by th’ fire, and presume to know
    What’s done i’ th’ capitol; making parties strong,
    And feeble such as stand not in their liking,
    Below their cobbled shoes. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

    Many underlayers, when they could not live upon their trade, have raised themselves from cobbling to fluxing. Roger L'Estrange.

    Reject the nauseous praises of the times:
    Give thy base poets back their cobbled rhimes. Dryden.

    Believe not that the whole universe is mere bungling and blundering, nothing effected for any purpose or design, but all ill favouredly cobbled and jumbled together. Richard Bentley.

ChatGPT

  1. cobble

    Cobble generally refers to a small, round stone, especially one used to pave streets or pathways. It can also be used as a verb meaning to put together or make something in a rough, improvised or hasty way, such as repairing or assembling.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Cobblenoun

    a fishing boat. See Coble

  2. Cobblenoun

    a cobblestone

  3. Cobblenoun

    cob coal. See under Cob

  4. Cobbleverb

    to make or mend coarsely; to patch; to botch; as, to cobble shoes

  5. Cobbleverb

    to make clumsily

  6. Cobbleverb

    to pave with cobblestones

  7. Etymology: [OF. cobler, copler, to join or knit together, couple, F. coupler, L. copulare to couple, join. Cf. Couple, n. & v. t.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Cobble

    kob′l, n. a stone worn smooth by water.—n. Cobb′le-stone, a rounded stone used in paving.—v.t. to pave with such. [Ety. dub.]

  2. Cobble

    kob′l, v.t. to patch up or mend coarsely, as shoes.—ns. Cobb′ler, one who cobbles or mends shoes: a drink made up of wine, sugar, &c., and sucked through a straw; Cobbler's punch, a warm drink made of beer, with the addition of spirit, sugar, and spice. [Der. unknown.]

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. COBBLE

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Cobble is ranked #17097 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Cobble surname appeared 1,660 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Cobble.

    83.9% or 1,394 total occurrences were White.
    9.5% or 159 total occurrences were Black.
    2.2% or 37 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    1.7% or 29 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.5% or 26 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.9% or 15 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

How to pronounce cobble?

How to say cobble in sign language?

Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cobble in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cobble in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of cobble in a Sentence

  1. Joe Tacopina:

    They’re not false entries. But assuming they were, they’re misdemeanors way beyond the statute of limitations, so they had to cobble them together to try and get a felony.

  2. Nathan Brown:

    It will be difficult to cobble together a majority.  The regime is likely to find it a nuisance. Individual deputies will have an incentive to make a lot of noise or to secure benefits for those who elected them, the result is likely to seem obstructionist and venal. It will be both, but that's the way it has been designed.

  3. Aamer Ahmed Khan:

    Zardari believes when the time to cobble together a government arrives they will need ... someone like him, and he will become the kingmaker.

  4. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez:

    The slimmer margin, it cuts both ways, its tough because we have to make sure that we cobble together a winning majority, but also its solid because were able to push a little bit more.

  5. Alan Fung:

    As you’re driving along a cobble stone road you have dampeners in your car that make it a nice smooth ride and that’s what were doing for astronauts.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

cobble#10000#40087#100000

Translations for cobble

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

Get even more translations for cobble »

Translation

Find a translation for the cobble definition in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Word of the Day

Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

Please enter your email address:


Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"cobble." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Mar. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/cobble>.

Discuss these cobble definitions with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good definition for cobble? Don't keep it to yourself...

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Definitions.net

    Quiz

    Are you a words master?

    »
    restricted to a particular condition of life
    A obligate
    B blur
    C aggravate
    D condemn

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for cobble: