cob|bler

cob|bler
cob|bler «KOB luhr», noun.
1. a person whose work is mending shoes.
2. a clumsy workman; botcher: »

Thou cobbler, botching the socks of bombast oratory (Robert Burns).

3. U.S. a fruit pie baked in a deep dish, usually with a crust only on top.
4. an iced drink made of wine, fruit juice, sugar, and crushed ic »

This wonderful invention…is called a cobbler. Sherry cobbler, when you name it long; cobbler when you name it short (Dickens).


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  • cob·bler — /ˈkɑːblɚ/ noun, pl blers 1 [count] old fashioned : a person who makes or repairs shoes 2 [count, noncount] US : a dessert made of cooked fruit covered with a thick crust peach cobbler …   Useful english dictionary

  • cob — cob·bing; cob·bler; cob·bly; cob·bra; cob·by; cob; cob·den·ism; cob·den·ite; cob·iron; cob·less; cob·web·by; dis·cob·o·lus; ja·cob; ja·cob·son s; kin·cob; leu·cob·ry·um; mal·a·cob·del·la; sar·cob·a·tus; cob·ber; cob·ble; cob·web;… …   English syllables

  • bler — am·bler; bab·bler; bib·bler; brab·bler; bub·bler; bur·bler; ca·bler; cob·bler; dab·bler; dib·bler; dis·sem·bler; drab·bler; drib·bler; en·fee·bler; fa·bler; fum·bler; gab·bler; gam·bler; gar·bler; grum·bler; mar·bler; mum·bler; nib·bler;… …   English syllables

  • cobbler — cob·bler …   English syllables

  • cobbler — cob·bler s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} bevanda a base di alcolici, spec. vino, rum o whisky, succo di limone e zucchero {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1913. ETIMO: etim. incerta …   Dizionario italiano

  • cobbler — cob|bler [ˈkɔblə US ˈka:blər] n 1.) [U and C] cooked fruit covered with a sweet bread like mixture ▪ peach cobbler 2.) old fashioned someone who makes and repairs shoes 3.) cobblers [plural] BrE spoken informal nonsense ▪ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Cobbler — Cob|bler* [k...] der; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. amerik. cobbler> ↑Cocktail aus Likör, Weinbrand od. Weißwein, Fruchtsaft, Früchten u. Zucker …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • cobbler — cob|bler [ kablər ] noun count 1. ) a sweet food consisting of fruit covered with a soft thick layer of PASTRY that is baked in an oven 2. ) OLD FASHIONED someone whose job is to repair shoes …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • cobbler — cob•bler [[t]ˈkɒb lər[/t]] n. 1) a person who mends shoes 2) coo a deep dish fruit pie with a thick biscuit crust, usu. only on top 3) vin an iced drink of wine or liquor with fruit and sugar 4) archaic a clumsy workman • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME …   From formal English to slang

  • Blepharis crinitus — Cobbler Cob bler, n. 1. A mender of shoes. Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. A clumsy workman. Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. A beverage. See {Sherry cobbler}, under {Sherry}. [1913 Webster] {Cobbler fish} (Zo[ o]l.), a marine fish ({Blepharis crinitus}) of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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