cobbling

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

cobbling
    n 1: the shoemaker's trade [syn: {shoemaking}, {shoe repairing},
         {cobbling}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cobble \Cob"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cobbled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Cobbling}.] [OF. cobler, copler, to join or knit together,
   couple, F. coupler, L. copulare to couple, join. Cf.
   {Couple}, n. & v. t.]
   1. To make or mend coarsely; to patch; to botch; as, to
      cobble shoes. --Shak. "A cobbled saddle." --Thackeray.
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   2. To make clumsily. "Cobbled rhymes." --Dryden.
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   3. To pave with cobblestones.
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