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adjective
Date: 1853
paved with cobblestones <cobbled streets>
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Cobbled — 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; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cobbled — [[t]kɒ̱b(ə)ld[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n A cobbled street has a surface made of cobblestones. Cottrell strode out across the cobbled courtyard … English dictionary
cobbled — adjective a) Laid with cobbles. b) Crudely or roughly assembled; put together in an improvised way, (as in cobbled together ) … Wiktionary
Cobbled — Recorded in various spellings as shown below, this is an English surname. It derives from the pre 7th century male given name Cuthbeald , composed of the elements cuth , meaning famous or renowned, and beald , bold or brave. The name is also an… … Surnames reference
cobbled — adj. Cobbled is used with these nouns: ↑alley, ↑courtyard, ↑lane, ↑road, ↑street … Collocations dictionary
cobbled — cob|bled [ˈkɔbəld US ˈka: ] adj a cobbled street is covered with cobblestones … Dictionary of contemporary English
cobbled — adjective a cobbled street is covered with cobblestones … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
cobbled — [ˈkɒb(ə)ld] adj a cobbled street or road surface is made from many small round stones fixed closely together … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
cobbled — 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
Cobbled classics — Cobblestones, like mountaineous terrain, are decisive elements[citation needed] in courses of cycling. Many classic cycle races in northwestern Europe contain cobbled sections. The two classics[citation needed] of this race type are the Ronde van … Wikipedia
