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COBBLER'S LAST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cobbler's last mean?
• COBBLER'S LAST (noun)
The noun COBBLER'S LAST has 1 sense:
1. holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes
Familiarity information: COBBLER'S LAST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
cobbler's last; last; shoemaker's last
Hypernyms ("cobbler's last" is a kind of...):
holding device (a device for holding something)
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