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单词 cobbler
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cobbler

(kɒbləʳ)
Word forms: plural cobblers
1. countable noun
A cobbler is a person whose job is to make or mend shoes.
[old-fashioned]
2. uncountable noun
If you describe something that someone has just said as cobblers, you mean that you think it is nonsense.
[British, informal]
The idea that greens are good for you is a load of cobblers.
These guys talk an awful load of old cobblers.

cobbler in British English 1

(ˈkɒblə)
noun
a person who makes or mends shoes
Word origin
C13 (as surname): of unknown origin

cobbler in British English 2

(ˈkɒblə)
noun
1. 
a sweetened iced drink, usually made from fruit and wine or liqueur
2. mainly US
a hot dessert made of fruit covered with a rich cakelike crust
Word origin
C19: (for sense 1) perhaps shortened from cobbler's punch; (for both senses) compare cobble (vb)

cobbler in American English 1

(ˈkɑblər)
US
noun
1. 
an iced drink containing wine, whiskey, or rum, citrus fruit, sugar, etc.
2. 
a deep-dish fruit pie, usually with a thick top crust of biscuit dough

cobbler in American English 2

(ˈkɑblər)
noun
1. 
a person whose work is mending shoes or making shoes to order
2.  Archaic
a clumsy, bungling workman
Word origin
ME cobelere < ?

Examples of 'cobbler' in a sentence
cobbler

The same old cobblers and we taxpayers are the ones who have to suffer.
The Sun (2009)
And of course that was a load of old cobblers.
The Sun (2016)
What a load of old cobblers.
The Sun (2009)
It is a self-serving load of old cobblers.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
But he's as likely as any politician to talk cobblers.
The Sun (2014)
Life in the little house behind the cobbler's shop was not calm.
Rodney Bolt HISTORY PLAY: The Lives and After-life of Christopher Marlowe (2004)
A cobbler shop and a foot clinic may seem like unpromising settings in which to learn about pleasure.
Christianity Today (2000)
Some, no doubt, find this pretentious old cobblers.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
They were talking cobblers, obviously, but now having eyes in the back of your head is possible.
The Sun (2014)
 Old cobblers all round.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Seriously though, I think being superstitious is a load of old cobblers.
The Sun (2013)

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