cobbler
cobbler Lexical Profile
cobbler Game Scores & Validity
• noun
Australian An eeltail catfish (Cnidoglanis macrocephalus) native to coastal marine and estuarine waters of southern and western Australia, characterized by venomous dorsal and pectoral fin spines and valued as a food fish.
"Anglers wading in the shallow estuary must watch out for the painful spines of the cobbler."
An iced alcoholic beverage made with wine or spirits, sugar, fruit juice, and garnished with fresh fruit or mint.
"On hot summer afternoons, the lounge serves a refreshing sherry cobbler over crushed ice."
A craftsperson whose trade is mending, repairing, or making shoes and other footwear.
"She took her leather boots to the local cobbler to have the worn heels replaced."
A deep-dish baked dish, typically a sweet dessert made with fruit, topped with a thick crust of dropped biscuit dough, batter, or pastry.
"For dessert, they served warm peach cobbler topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream."
• Rhymes for cobbler
Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English cobelere, of uncertain origin, though likely an agent noun derived from the verb cobble ('to mend or patch clumsily'). The culinary sense emerged in 19th-century American English, possibly because the dessert's dropped biscuit dough resembles rough cobblestones or a hastily patched surface.
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