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COBBLING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cobbling mean?
• COBBLING (noun)
The noun COBBLING has 1 sense:
1. the shoemaker's trade
Familiarity information: COBBLING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The shoemaker's trade
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
cobbling; shoe repairing; shoemaking
Hypernyms ("cobbling" is a kind of...):
craft; trade (the skilled practice of a practical occupation)
Derivation:
cobble (repair or mend)
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