cobble together — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms cobble together : present tense I/you/we/they cobble together he/she/it cobbles together present participle cobbling together past tense cobbled together past participle cobbled together to make something… … English dictionary
cobble together — PHRASAL VERB (disapproval) If you say that someone has cobbled something together, you mean that they have made or produced it roughly or quickly. [V P n (not pron)] The group had cobbled together a few decent songs... [V n P] You can cobble it… … English dictionary
cobble — Ⅰ. cobble [1] ► NOUN (also cobblestone) ▪ a small round stone used to cover road surfaces. DERIVATIVES cobbled adjective. ORIGIN from COB(Cf. ↑cob). Ⅱ … English terms dictionary
cobble — cob|ble1 [ˈkɔbəl US ˈka: ] v [T] old fashioned [Sense: 1; Date: 1400 1500; Origin: COBBLER2] [Sense: 2; Date: 1800 1900; Origin: COBBLE2] 1.) to repair or make shoes 2.) to put ↑cobblestones on a street cobble tog … Dictionary of contemporary English
cobble — I. transitive verb (cobbled; cobbling) Etymology: Middle English coblen, perhaps back formation from cobelere cobbler Date: 15th century 1. chiefly British to mend or patch coarsely 2. repair, make < cobble shoes > 3 … New Collegiate Dictionary
cobble — I UK [ˈkɒb(ə)l] / US [ˈkɑb(ə)l] noun [countable] Word forms cobble : singular cobble plural cobbles a cobblestone II UK [ˈkɒb(ə)l] / US [ˈkɑb(ə)l] verb Word forms cobble : present tense I/you/we/they cobble he/she/it cobbles present participle… … English dictionary
cobble up — verb put together hastily • Syn: ↑cobble together • Hypernyms: ↑compose, ↑compile • Verb Frames: Somebody s something … Useful english dictionary
cobble — 1. noun A cobblestone. 2. verb a) To make shoes (what a cobbler does). b) To assemble (cobble together an improvised assembly) … Wiktionary
cobble — [[t]kɒ̱b(ə)l[/t]] cobbles, cobbling, cobbled N COUNT: usu pl Cobbles are the same as cobblestones. They found Trish sitting on the cobbles of the stable yard. Phrasal Verbs: cobble together … English dictionary
Cobble — Cob ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cobbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cobbling}.] [OF. cobler, copler, to join or knit together, couple, F. coupler, L. copulare to couple, join. Cf. {Couple}, n. & v. t.] 1. To make or mend coarsely; to patch; to botch; as, to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
