Associations to the word «Cobble»

Wiktionary

COBBLE, noun. A cobblestone.
COBBLE, noun. (geology) A particle from 64 to 256 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
COBBLE, noun. Alternative form of coble (a kind of fishing-boat)
COBBLE, verb. (intransitive) To make shoes (what a cobbler does).
COBBLE, verb. (transitive) To assemble in an improvised way.
COBBLE, verb. (transitive) (intransitive) To use cobblestones to pave a road, walkway, etc.

Dictionary definition

COBBLE, noun. Rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads.
COBBLE, verb. Pave with cobblestones.
COBBLE, verb. Repair or mend; "cobble shoes".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats