verb
cobble
To put together roughly from available parts.
We cobble together a shelf from leftover boards and brackets.
Etymology
Cobble developed from the shoe-repairing occupation named by cobbler. Repairing by patching supplied the broader image of assembling something roughly from the pieces that happen to be available.
More examples
- She cobbled together dinner from leftovers in the fridge.
- They are cobbling together a budget with incomplete figures.
- He cobbles together costumes from old clothes.
Forms
cobble · cobbles · cobbled · cobbling