cobbled; cobbling
ˈkä-b(ə-)liŋ 
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chiefly British
: to mend or patch coarsely
3
: to make or put together roughly or hastily
—often used with together or up
cobble together an agreement
cobble up a temporary solution
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Examples of cobble in a Sentence
Verb
expensive leather shoes cobbled in Italy
Noun
a street paved with cobbles
Recent Examples on the Web
Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 21 May 2024
For the second game in a row, the Tigers cobbled a strong effort in the second half to overcome a deficit.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2024
Joseph Geevarghese, Baltimore Sun, 2 May 2024
An example is in Ventura at Surfer’s Point, where a living shoreline – a base of cobble on top of sand that uses vegetation to help hold things in place – has helped protect a coastline that was previously suffering from severe erosion.
—Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
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Verb
Throughout the video, the newspaper backgrounds appear to have been cobbled together from World War I-era news, referring to events and dates from that time period.
—Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 21 May 2024
For the second game in a row, the Tigers cobbled a strong effort in the second half to overcome a deficit.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2024
Noun
Action, not words, is needed now to end the suffering, silence the beating of war drums, and cobble back together the fragile coalition Biden needs to remain in power.
—Joseph Geevarghese, Baltimore Sun, 2 May 2024
An example is in Ventura at Surfer’s Point, where a living shoreline – a base of cobble on top of sand that uses vegetation to help hold things in place – has helped protect a coastline that was previously suffering from severe erosion.
—Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
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“Cobble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cobble. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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