单词 | cobble |
释义 | cobble cobble1 /kob"euhl/, v.t. cobbled, cobbling. 1. to mend (shoes, boots, etc.); patch. 2. to put together roughly or clumsily. [1490-1500; appar. back formation from COBBLER] cobble2 /kob"euhl/, n. , v. , cobbled, cobbling. n. 1. a cobblestone. 2. cobbles, coal in lumps larger than a pebble and smaller than a boulder. 3. Metalworking. a. a defect in a rolled piece resulting from loss of control over its movement. b. Slang. a piece showing bad workmanship. v.t. 4. to pave with cobblestones. [1595-1605; perh. COB + -LE; see COBBLESTONE] cobble3 /kob"euhl/, n. New England, New York, and New Jersey. (esp. in placenames) a rounded hill. [1885-95; perh. < COBBLE2] |
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