cobble
IPA: kˈɑbʌɫ
noun
- A cobblestone.
- (geology) A particle from 64 to 256 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
- (manufacturing) A piece of steel that becomes malformed during its manufacture or rolling.
- A surname.
- Alternative form of coble (“a kind of fishing-boat”) [(nautical) small flat-bottomed fishing boat suitable for launching from a beach, found on the north-east coast of England and in Scotland.]
verb
- (intransitive) To make shoes (what a cobbler does).
- (transitive) To assemble in an improvised way.
- (transitive, intransitive) To use cobblestones to pave a road, walkway, etc.
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Examples of "cobble" in Sentences
- Land without stone cobble was the best.
- A hill or other slope is likely to be cobbled.
- The course has elements such as a cobble road.
- Because Cobble Hill isn't an underground railway system.
- As the isconsin Glacier dumped a lot of cobble in the area.
- Bartholomew's Cobble is an important migratory bird habitat.
- A cobble is a clearing in the woods preserved as a bird sanctuary.
- The mileage of cobbles decreased but the number of cobbled hills rose.