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cobbling::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | shoe repairing, shoemaking |
| Type of | craft, trade |
| Derivation | cobble |
Examples of cobbling
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He accused authorities of cobbling together a case using only negative stories.
From the dailyherald.com
So he has an incentive to hang onto power by cobbling together some sort of deal.
From the nytimes.com
I must congratulate the editor in cobbling together enough material to put on air.
From the borehamwoodtimes.co.uk
Betting against Sarkozy and Merkel cobbling together a deal is bold and risky.
From the guardian.co.uk
He is cobbling together loans and scholarships to put himself through college.
From the pe.com
Cobbling together enough votes to pass a health care bill is a tricky matter.
From the omaha.com
He did it by cobbling together support that spanned the ideological spectrum.
From the chron.com
Then there is the almost zany task of cobbling together the joint operation itself.
From the washingtonpost.com
Overall, they've slumped to 6-42 since cobbling together a .500 mark in 2006.
From the stltoday.com
- Pave with cobblestones
- Rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
- Repair or mend; "cobble shoes"
- (cobbling) shoemaking: the shoemaker's trade
- (Cobbling) Shoemaking is a traditional handicraft profession, which has now been largely superseded by industrial manufacture of footwear.
- A cobblestone; To make shoes (what a cobbler does); To assemble ('cobble together' an improvised assembly); To use cobblestones to pave a road, walkway, etc; To tell someone a story of dubious authenticity; a tall tale
- (cobbled) Laid with cobbles; Crudely or roughly assembled; put together in an improvised way, (as in "cobbled together")
- (cobbly) Having a consistency similar to cobbles
- (Cobbled) As in a "cobbled rotary cutter". A condition in which a rotary cutter is surrounded by oversize material that will not pass through the cutter openings. A cobbled cutter is ineffective at loosening new material and results in low production.
