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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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INSIGNIFICANTLY
(adverb) not to a significant degree or amount; “our budget will only be insignificantly affected by these new cuts”
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