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cobbles together

cobbles together is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cobble together.

Meaning of cobble together

Verb

cobble together (third-person singular simple present cobbles together, present participle cobbling together, simple past and past participle cobbled together)

  1. To put together (something) without adequate preparation or equipment; to improvise (something) minimally usable.
    • As a Londoner and regular user since the 1980s, I remember how it was an awful, mismatched place cobbled together from various styles of architecture and which was anything but passenger friendly.2022 January 12, Paul Bigland, “Fab Four: the nation's finest stations: London Bridge”, in RAIL, number 948, page 30

Questions about cobbles together

What is cobbles together the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Cobbles together is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cobble together.

Words near cobbles together in the dictionary

  1. cobblerfishes
  2. cobblers
  3. cobblership
  4. cobblery
  5. cobbles
  6. cobbles together
  7. cobbles up
  8. cobblestone
  9. cobblestone ice
  10. cobblestoned
  11. cobblestones

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