cobbled; cobbling
ˈkä-b(ə-)liŋ 
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chiefly British
: to mend or patch coarsely
3
: to make or put together roughly or hastily
—often used with together or up
cobble together an agreement
cobble up a temporary solution
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Examples of cobble in a Sentence
Verb
expensive leather shoes cobbled in Italy
Noun
a street paved with cobbles
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Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
Phillips and Ward said that while ULA likely sped up the construction of 795 units, those homes probably would have been built eventually as other sources were cobbled together and that more affordable units would be built without ULA.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
This gap leaves fintechs, PSPs, and even neobanks with a difficult choice: cobble together piecemeal solutions, or risk falling behind in an increasingly competitive digital economy.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Developer expands Lakewood Ranch with steep tax discounts John Schroeder first began cobbling together properties now known as Lakewood Ranch in 1905 for lumber and resin.
—Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
Phillips and Ward said that while ULA likely sped up the construction of 795 units, those homes probably would have been built eventually as other sources were cobbled together and that more affordable units would be built without ULA.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
The latest Massachusetts Institute of Technology Living Wage Calculator cobbles together figures for the basic cost of living for singles and couples in every state.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
This gap leaves fintechs, PSPs, and even neobanks with a difficult choice: cobble together piecemeal solutions, or risk falling behind in an increasingly competitive digital economy.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Cobble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cobble. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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