cobbler
English
noun
Definitions
- A person who makes and repairs shoes
- A person who lays cobbles; a roadworker
- A kind of pie, usually filled with fruit, that lacks a crust at the base
- (slang) A police officer
- An alcoholic drink containing spirit or wine, with sugar and lemon juice
- (obsolete) A clumsy workman
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English cobler affix from English cobble.
Origin
English
cobble
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Distribution of cognates by language
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Cognates and derived terms
- cob English
- cobble English
- cobblerfish English
- cobblestone English
- cobbly English
- fish English
- recobble English
- cobill Middle English
- cobler Middle English