cobbler

  • 11cobbler — I. /ˈkɒblə / (say kobluh) noun 1. Obsolescent someone who mends shoes. 2. an iced drink made of wine, fruit, sugar, etc. 3. a fruit pie with a biscuit dough topping, usually made in a deep dish. 4. (plural cobbler or cobblers) a …

  • 12cobbler — n. 1 a person who mends shoes, esp. professionally. 2 an iced drink of wine etc., sugar, and lemon (sherry cobbler). 3 a a fruit pie topped with scones. b esp. US a fruit pie with a rich thick crust. 4 (in pl.) Brit. sl. nonsense. 5 Austral. & NZ …

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  • 13Cobbler — Cọb|bler auch: Cọbb|ler 〈m. 6〉 alkoholhaltiges Erfrischungsgetränk mit Eiswürfeln u. Früchten [engl.] * * * Cọb|b|ler, der; s, [s] [engl. cobbler, H. u.]: Cocktail aus Likör, Weinbrand od. Weißwein, Fruchtsaft, Früchten u. Zucker. * * *… …

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  • 14cobbler — UK [ˈkɒblə(r)] / US [ˈkɑblər] noun [countable] Word forms cobbler : singular cobbler plural cobblers 1) old fashioned someone whose job is to repair shoes 2) a type of food consisting of vegetables or fruit covered with a soft thick layer of… …

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  • 15cobbler — see let the cobbler stick to his last the cobbler to his last and the gunner to his linstock the shoemaker’s son always goes barefoot …

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  • 16cobbler — cob|bler [ˈkɔblə US ˈka:blər] n 1.) [U and C] cooked fruit covered with a sweet bread like mixture ▪ peach cobbler 2.) old fashioned someone who makes and repairs shoes 3.) cobblers [plural] BrE spoken informal nonsense ▪ …

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  • 17Cobbler — Cob|bler* [k...] der; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. amerik. cobbler> ↑Cocktail aus Likör, Weinbrand od. Weißwein, Fruchtsaft, Früchten u. Zucker …

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  • 18cobbler — [[t]kɒ̱blə(r)[/t]] cobblers 1) N COUNT A cobbler is a person whose job is to make or mend shoes. [OLD FASHIONED] 2) N UNCOUNT If you describe something that someone has just said as cobblers, you mean that you think it is nonsense. [BRIT,… …

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  • 19cobbler — noun 1》 a person whose job is mending shoes. 2》 an iced drink made with wine or sherry, sugar, and lemon. 3》 chiefly N. Amer. a fruit pie with a rich, cake like crust. 4》 (cobblers) Brit. informal a man s testicles. [from rhyming sl. cobbler s… …

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  • 20cobbler — n. 1. Mender of shoes. 2. Clumsy workman, bungler, botcher. 3. Iced sangaree, sherry cobbler …

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