cobbles

Noun

cobble (plural cobbles)

1. A cobblestone.
   • The narrow streets that twist and turn through the compact heart of Dent are surfaced with cobbles which, in the absence of pavements, spread right across from doorstep to doorstep.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 150
2. A particle from 64 to 256 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
3. A piece of steel that becomes malformed during its manufacture or rolling.
   • These men are located near the rolls in a pulpit, which is usually completely inclosed with heavy close-meshed netting or boiler plate, so that if a cobble occurs they will be protected from the rods which fly in all directions on such occasions.1913, Report on Conditions of Employment in the Iron and Steel Industry in the United States, United States Bureau of Labor

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