verb
cobble
To repair shoes.
He cobbles worn shoes in a small shop downtown.
Etymology
Cobble was formed from cobbler, the name for a shoe repairer. Removing the apparent worker-ending produced a verb for the repair work that such a person performs.
More examples
- She cobbled my old boots so I could wear them again.
- He learned to cobble shoes from his father.
- Cobbling sturdy leather shoes takes skill and patience.
Forms
cobble · cobbles · cobbled · cobbling
cobbler noun — A person who repairs shoes professionally.