cobble

== English == === Etymology 1 === 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. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒb.əl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑ.bəl/, [ˈkɑ.bl̩] (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈkɒb.əl/ (Australian) IPA(key): /ˈkɔb.əl/, /ˈkɒb.əl/ Rhymes: -ɒbəl ==== Noun ==== cobble (plural cobbles) 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. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== cobble (third-person singular simple present cobbles, present participle cobbling, simple past and past participle cobbled) (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. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === See coble. ==== Noun ==== cobble (plural cobbles) Alternative form of coble (“a kind of fishing-boat”).