Definition of COBBLE

cobble

Meanings

Plural: cobbles

Noun

  • rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
  • A cobblestone.
  • A particle from 64 to 256 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
  • A piece of steel that becomes malformed during its manufacture or rolling.
  • Alternative form of coble (“a kind of fishing-boat”).

Verb

  • pave with cobblestones
  • repair or mend
    • "cobble shoes"
  • To make shoes (what a cobbler does).
  • To assemble in an improvised way.
  • To use cobblestones to pave a road, walkway, etc.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English cobill, kobill (used in various combinations with ston, stan (“stone”), note, nutt (“nut”), etc.), probably a diminutive of Middle English *cob, *cobb, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kubb- (“lump; round object”). Equivalent to cob + -le.

Synonyms

cobblestone, sett

Scrabble Score: 12

cobble is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
cobble is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cobble is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

cobble is a valid Words With Friends word