COBBLER

cobbler

(noun) tall sweetened iced drink of wine or liquor with fruit

cobbler, shoemaker

(noun) a person who makes or repairs shoes

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cobbler (plural cobblers)

A person who makes and repairs shoes

A person who lays cobbles; a roadworker

A kind of pie, usually filled with fruit, that lacks a crust at the base

(slang, usually, in the plural) A police officer

An alcoholic drink containing spirit or wine, with sugar and lemon juice

(obsolete) A clumsy workman

Synonyms

• (person who repairs shoes): shoemender, shoe repairer, shoemaker (person making or repairing shoes), cordwainer (archaic; person making shoes from new leather)

• (police officer): see police officer

Anagrams

• clobber

Noun

Cobbler (plural Cobblers)

A person from Northamptonshire (traditionally a centre for shoemaking)

Anagrams

• clobber

Source: Wiktionary


Cob"bler, n.

1. A mender of shoes. Addison.

2. A clumsy workman. Shak.

3. A beverage. See Sherry cobbler, under Sherry. Cobbler fish (Zoöl.), a marine fish (Blepharis crinitus) of the Atlantic. The name alludes to its threadlike fin rays.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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