COBBLE

Cobble

A cobble is a clast of rock with a particle size of to based on the Krumbein phi scale of sedimentology. Cobbles are generally considered to be larger than pebbles and smaller than boulders . A rock made predominantly of cobbles is termed a conglomerate.

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cobble

Noun

  1. A cobblestone.
  2. A particle from 64 to 256 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
  3. (a kind of fishing-boat)

Verb

  1. To make shoes (what a cobbler does).
  2. To assemble in an improvised way.
    I cobbled something together to get us through till morning.
  3. To use cobblestones to pave a road, walkway, etc.


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