Part 2053

<i>Fairfax.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Cob coal. See under <er>Cob</er>.</def>

<h1>Cobble</h1> <Xpage=271>

<hw>Cob"ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Cobbled</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Cobbling</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OF. <ets>cobler</ets>, <ets>copler</ets>, to join or knit together, couple, F. <ets>coupler</ets>, L. <ets>copulare</ets> to couple, join. Cf. <er>Couple</er>, <tt>n.</tt> & <tt>v. t.</tt>]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To make or mend coarsely; to patch; to botch; <as>as, to <ex>cobble</ex> shoes</as>.</def> <i>Shak.</i>

"A <b>cobbled</b> saddle." <i>Thackeray.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To make clumsily.</def> "<i>Cobbled</i> rhymes."

<i>Dryden.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To pave with cobblestones.</def>

<h1>Cobbler</h1> <Xpage=271>

<hw>Cob"bler</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A mender of shoes.</def>

<i>Addison.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A clumsy workman.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A beverage. See <cref>Sherry cobbler</cref>, under <er>Sherry</er>.</def>

<cs><col>Cobbler fish</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a marine fish (<spn>Blepharis crinitus</spn>) of the Atlantic. The name alludes to its threadlike fin rays.</cd></cs>

<h1>Cobblestone</h1> <Xpage=271>

<hw>Cob"ble*stone`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A large pebble; a rounded stone not too large to be handled; a small boulder; -- used for paving streets and for other purposes.</def>

<h1>Cobby</h1> <Xpage=271>

<hw>Cob"by</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Cob</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Headstrong; obstinate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Brockett.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Stout; hearty; lively.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Cobelligerent</h1> <Xpage=271>

<hw>Co`bel*lig"er*ent</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Carryng on war in conjunction with another power.</def>

<h1>Cobelligerent</h1> <Xpage=271>

<hw>Co`bel*lig"er*ent</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A nation or state that carries on war in connection with another.</def>

<h1>Cobia</h1> <Xpage=271>

<hw>Co"bi*a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An oceanic fish of large size (<spn>Elacate canada</spn>); the crabeater; -- called also <altname>bonito</altname>, <altname>cubbyyew</altname>, <altname>coalfish</altname>, and <altname>sergeant fish</altname>.</def>

<h1>Cobiron</h1> <Xpage=271>