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Cobble — Cob ble, n. [From {Cob} a lump. See {Cob}, n., 9, and cf. {Copple}, {Copplestone}.] 1. A cobblestone. Their slings held cobbles round. Fairfax. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. Cob coal. See under {Cob}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cobble — cobble1 [käb′əl] vt. cobbled, cobbling [ME < cobelere, cobbler] 1. to mend or patch (shoes, etc.) 2. to make or compose hastily or clumsily; improvise: often with up cobble2 [käb′əl] n. [prob. < COB] … English World dictionary
Cobble Hill, British Columbia — Location of Cobble Hill on Vancouver Island … Wikipedia
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
Coal Harbour, British Columbia — Not to be confused with Coal Harbour, the body of water in Burrard Inlet and the adjacent neighbourhood of Vancouver. Coal Harbour in northern Vancouver Island is named after a small and unsuccessful local coal mine that was founded in 1883. The… … Wikipedia
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 … Universalium
cobble — /ˈkɒbəl/ (say kobuhl) noun 1. a cobblestone. 2. (plural) cob coal. 3. a clumsily completed job of sewing, mending, etc. 4. Geology a rock fragment between 64 and 256 mm in diameter, rounded by erosion. –verb (t) (cobbled, cobbling) 5. to pave… …
cobble — 1. n. & v. n. 1 (in full cobblestone) a small rounded stone of a size used for paving. 2 (in pl.) Brit. coal in lumps of this size. v.tr. pave with cobbles. Etymology: ME cobel( ston), f. COB(1) 2. v.tr. 1 mend or patch up (esp. shoes). 2 (often… … Useful english dictionary
sedimentary rock — Rock formed at or near the Earth s surface by the accumulation and lithification of fragments of preexisting rocks or by precipitation from solution at normal surface temperatures. Sedimentary rocks can be formed only where sediments are… … Universalium
Cheadle Coalfield — Foxfield Colliery The Cheadle Coalfield is a coalfield in the United Kingdom. Centred around the town of Cheadle, Staffordshire and its outlying villages it lies to the east of Stoke on Trent and the much larger North Staffordshire Coalfield. The … Wikipedia
