to cobble
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7.4
- verb
- /ˈkɑbəl/
:
adoquinar
- The workers began to cobble the path with smooth stones to create a beautiful walkway.
- a cobbled street
And I went, he was like, all the tables outside in, like, the centre of the road, like a cobbled St.
- And I went, he was like, all the tables outside in, like, the centre of the road, like a cobbled St.
Examples
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After years of neglect, the town decided to cobble the main road to preserve its historical charm.
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They hired a crew to cobble the streets with cobblestones, improving both the look and the durability of the pavement.
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Have you been down, like, all the old cobbled streets and that?
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You know where I'm talking about, the cobbled street that runs in a straight line up to the castle.
Fiction book (2002) -
Even from this distance, he could see the shimmer of broken glass on the cobbled street.
Fiction book (1991) -
The way to the taxi was narrow and cobbled, silent, dark; all commerce had fled.
Fiction book (1992) -
Houses of all sizes crowded the tree-lined, cobbled streets.
Fiction book (2002) -
Butler gripped the top of the door as the car bounced down the cobbled street.
Fiction book (2002) -
We rattled over the cobbled streets and soon emerged onto the moonswept high road.
Fiction book (1990) -
The town of Alnwick, with its Hotspur Gate, Lion Bridge, and cobbled marketplace, is well worth exploring.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
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2.8
To cover a road or path with hard material so it is smooth for cars and people
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3.5
Put a new hard surface on a road, street, or path that already has one
To pave a street or path with small rounded stones
Phrasal Verbs
Surface Forms
Etymology
To cobble a street comes directly from the noun cobble (the stone), because workers put those cobbles into the road. So to cobble a road is to pave it with these rounded stones.