"cobble" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɑb.l̩/ [General-American], /ˈkɒb.əl/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-cobble.ogg [US] Forms: cobbles [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒbəl 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|cobill}} Middle English cobill, {{m|enm|kobill}} kobill, {{m|enm|ston}} ston, {{m|enm|stan|t=stone}} stan (“stone”), {{m|enm|note}} note, {{m|enm|nutt|t=nut}} nutt (“nut”), {{der|en|enm|*cob}} Middle English *cob, {{m|enm|*cobb}} *cobb, {{der|en|gem-pro|*kubb-|t=lump; round object}} Proto-Germanic *kubb- (“lump; round object”), {{suffix|en|cob|le}} cob + -le Head templates: {{en-noun}} cobble (plural cobbles)
  1. A cobblestone.
    Sense id: en-cobble-en-noun-eMHsCzlr
  2. (geology) A particle from 64 to 256 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale. Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-cobble-en-noun-TMRFtEez Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -le Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 37 19 20 3 4 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -le: 2 43 16 11 7 21 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
  3. (manufacturing) A piece of steel that becomes malformed during its manufacture or rolling. Categories (topical): Manufacturing
    Sense id: en-cobble-en-noun-e3az65Gn Topics: business, manufacturing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: cobbles [plural]
Etymology: See coble. Etymology templates: {{m|en|coble}} coble Head templates: {{en-noun}} cobble (plural cobbles)
  1. Alternative form of coble (“a kind of fishing-boat”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: coble (extra: a kind of fishing-boat)
    Sense id: en-cobble-en-noun-S6A1WSDm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɑb.l̩/ [General-American], /ˈkɒb.əl/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-cobble.ogg [US] Forms: cobbles [present, singular, third-person], cobbling [participle, present], cobbled [participle, past], cobbled [past]
Rhymes: -ɒbəl 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|cobill}} Middle English cobill, {{m|enm|kobill}} kobill, {{m|enm|ston}} ston, {{m|enm|stan|t=stone}} stan (“stone”), {{m|enm|note}} note, {{m|enm|nutt|t=nut}} nutt (“nut”), {{der|en|enm|*cob}} Middle English *cob, {{m|enm|*cobb}} *cobb, {{der|en|gem-pro|*kubb-|t=lump; round object}} Proto-Germanic *kubb- (“lump; round object”), {{suffix|en|cob|le}} cob + -le Head templates: {{en-verb}} cobble (third-person singular simple present cobbles, present participle cobbling, simple past and past participle cobbled)
  1. (intransitive) To make shoes (what a cobbler does). Tags: intransitive Translations (to make shoes): кърпя обуща (kǎrpja obušta) (Bulgarian), adobar (Catalan), tehdä kenkiä (Finnish), schustern (German), whaal (Manx), fazer sapato (Portuguese), zapatero (Spanish), crydda (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-cobble-en-verb-Mqj1ydLU Disambiguation of 'to make shoes': 96 2 2
  2. (transitive) To assemble in an improvised way. Tags: transitive Translations (to assemble in an improvised manner): правя нещо как да е (pravja nešto kak da e) (Bulgarian), apedaçar (Catalan), ineen knutselen (Dutch), kursia kasaan (Finnish), schustern (German), kurpti (Lithuanian), improvisar (Portuguese), топорно собира́ть (toporno) (Russian), ensamblar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-cobble-en-verb-Ts3mxdHM Disambiguation of 'to assemble in an improvised manner': 2 97 1
  3. (transitive, intransitive) To use cobblestones to pave a road, walkway, etc. Tags: intransitive, transitive Translations (to use cobblestones for paving): empedrar (Catalan), dláždit (Czech), kivetä mukulakivillä (Finnish), mukulakivetä (Finnish), мостить (mostitʹ) (Russian), empedrar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-cobble-en-verb-ig9fnL4l Disambiguation of 'to use cobblestones for paving': 3 2 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cobble together, cobble up
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1913, Report on Conditions of Employment in the Iron and Steel Industry in the United States, United States Bureau of Labor",
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          "ref": "1913, Report on Conditions of Employment in the Iron and Steel Industry in the United States, United States Bureau of Labor",
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          "ref": "1915, Proceedings of Association of Iron & Steel Electrical",
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          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1919 April, “Rolling Mill Research Laboratory Founded”, in Blast Furnace and Steel Plant, volume 7",
          "text": "In practical mill work a roller often has to wait days and sometimes weeks before he can catch this condition, as he could not consider the stopping of production while he made a cobble in some particular roll pass that was giving him trouble, and it is mainly by studying the cobbles that the action of the steel can be observed and studied.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2009, Vladimir B. Ginzburg, Flat-Rolled Steel Processes: Advanced Technologies, page 231",
          "text": "Cameras pointed between stands could be saved for 5 or 7 days, enough to troubleshoot cobble or off-level mills.",
          "type": "quotation"
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        "(manufacturing) A piece of steel that becomes malformed during its manufacture or rolling."
      ],
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        "business",
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      "tags": [
        "General-American"
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      "ipa": "/ˈkɒb.əl/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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        "(transitive) To assemble in an improvised way."
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        "transitive"
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        "English transitive verbs"
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        "(transitive, intransitive) To use cobblestones to pave a road, walkway, etc."
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "kǎrpja obušta",
      "sense": "to make shoes",
      "word": "кърпя обуща"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to make shoes",
      "word": "adobar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make shoes",
      "word": "tehdä kenkiä"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make shoes",
      "word": "schustern"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "to make shoes",
      "word": "whaal"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to make shoes",
      "word": "fazer sapato"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make shoes",
      "word": "zapatero"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to make shoes",
      "word": "crydda"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pravja nešto kak da e",
      "sense": "to assemble in an improvised manner",
      "word": "правя нещо как да е"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to assemble in an improvised manner",
      "word": "apedaçar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to assemble in an improvised manner",
      "word": "ineen knutselen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to assemble in an improvised manner",
      "word": "kursia kasaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to assemble in an improvised manner",
      "word": "schustern"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "to assemble in an improvised manner",
      "word": "kurpti"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to assemble in an improvised manner",
      "word": "improvisar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "toporno",
      "sense": "to assemble in an improvised manner",
      "word": "топорно собира́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to assemble in an improvised manner",
      "word": "ensamblar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to use cobblestones for paving",
      "word": "empedrar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to use cobblestones for paving",
      "word": "dláždit"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to use cobblestones for paving",
      "word": "kivetä mukulakivillä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to use cobblestones for paving",
      "word": "mukulakivetä"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mostitʹ",
      "sense": "to use cobblestones for paving",
      "word": "мостить"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to use cobblestones for paving",
      "word": "empedrar"
    }
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}

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