What does cobbler mean?
Definitions for cobbler
ˈkɒb lərcob·bler
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word cobbler.
Princeton's WordNet
cobbler, shoemakernoun
a person who makes or repairs shoes
cobblernoun
tall sweetened iced drink of wine or liquor with fruit
deep-dish pie, cobblernoun
a pie made of fruit with rich biscuit dough usually only on top of the fruit
Wiktionary
cobblernoun
A person who repairs shoes.
cobblernoun
A kind of pie, usually filled with fruit, that lacks a base crust.
cobblernoun
A police officer.
Look out, it's the cobblers!.
cobblernoun
An alcoholic drink containing spirit or wine, with sugar and lemon juice.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Cobblernoun
Etymology: from cobble.
Not many years ago it happened that a cobbler had the casting vote for the life of a criminal. Joseph Addison, on Italy.
What trade are you? ——
Truly, sir, in respect of a fine workman, I am but, as you would say, a cobbler. William Shakespeare, Julius Cæsar.Think you the great prerogative t’ enjoy
Of doing ill, by virtue of that race;
As if what we esteem in cobblers base,
Would the high family of Brutus grace. John Dryden, Juv.
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cobbler
A cobbler is a skilled tradesperson who mends or makes shoes. This traditional occupation involves repairing footwear such as shoes and boots, and may also involve making custom footwear. Additionally, "cobbler" is also a term for a type of dessert which involves fruit and a biscuit or dough topping, particularly common in American cuisine.
Webster Dictionary
Cobblernoun
a mender of shoes
Cobblernoun
a clumsy workman
Cobblernoun
a beverage. See Sherry cobbler, under Sherry
Wikidata
Cobbler
Cobbler refers to a variety of dishes, particularly in the United States and United Kingdom, consisting of a fruit or savoury filling poured into a large baking dish and covered with a batter, biscuit, or pie crust before being baked. Some cobbler recipes, especially in the South, resemble a thick-crusted, deep-dish pie with both top and bottom crust.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
cobbler
An armourer's rasp.
Etymology and Origins
Cobbler
An American drink of spirits, beer, sugar, and spice, said to have been first concocted by a Western shoemaker.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
COBBLER
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Cobbler is ranked #67126 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Cobbler surname appeared 294 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Cobbler.
74.1% or 218 total occurrences were White.
21.4% or 63 total occurrences were Black.
2% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.
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Anagrams for cobbler »
clobber
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cobbler in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cobbler in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of cobbler in a Sentence
One of the diseases of this age is the multitude of books. It is a thriftless and a thankless occupation, this writing of books: a man were better to sing in a cobbler?s shop, for his pay is a penny a patch; but a book-writer, if he get sometimes a few commendations from the judicious, he shall be sure to reap a thousand reproaches from the malicious.
We'll use these black raspberries to make a black raspberry crème fraiche ice cream on top of peach cobbler.
My mother always said: 'Cobbler, stick to your trade.' And that's Bavaria for me. My dream job is here.
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- плодов сладкиш, ченге, обущарBulgarian
- švecCzech
- cryddWelsh
- Schuhflickerin, Schuster, Flickschusterin, Schusterin, Flickschuster, SchuhflickerGerman
- φρουτόπιταGreek
- ŝuistino, ŝuistoEsperanto
- zapatera, zapateroSpanish
- zapatariBasque
- kyttä, jeppe, suutari, jepari, rajasuutariFinnish
- savetière, cordonnière, cordonnier, savetierFrench
- gréasaíIrish
- greusaicheScottish Gaelic
- zapateiroGalician
- sün, zsernyák, zsaru, suszter, cipész, fakabátHungarian
- կոշկակարArmenian
- skósmiðurIcelandic
- ciabattina, calzolaio, ciabattinoItalian
- 靴屋, 靴直しJapanese
- sutorLatin
- SchousterLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- чевлар, кондураџијаMacedonian
- schoenmaker, schoenlapperDutch
- szewcPolish
- sapateiro, sapateiraPortuguese
- сапожник, сапожницаRussian
- obucar, постолар, postolar, обућарSerbo-Croatian
- skomakareSwedish
- ayakkabıcıTurkish
- jilujukel, hilujukel, lujukelVolapük
- 皮匠Chinese
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