| 单词 | cobbler |
| 释义 | cobbler (once / 1955 pages) 1n 2n 3n A cobbler is someone who fixes shoes. A cobbler is also a type of fruit pie. Context is everything with this word! If you give a pie a broken shoe, don’t expect results. Cobblers mend shoes. If your heel is falling off or there’s a rip in your shoe, a cobbler can help you out. These days, people are more likely to buy a new pair of shoes than fix an old one, but cobblers used to be very common. A cobbler is also a delicious pie with rich biscuit dough on top and fruit underneath. Apple cobbler and peach cobbler are extra yummy with ice cream on top. WORD FAMILYcobbler: cobblers+/cobble: cobbled, cobbler, cobbles, cobbling USAGE EXAMPLESHis father worked as a shoe cobbler and candy maker. Wall Street Journal(Nov 30, 2016) On Thursday - a regular workday for the crew - Kimbrough will warm up pouches of sliced turkey, candied yams, and cherry and blueberry cobbler. Washington Times(Nov 22, 2016) On Thursday — a regular workday for the crew — Kimbrough will warm up pouches of sliced turkey, candied yams, and cherry and blueberry cobbler. Seattle Times(Nov 22, 2016) 1 n a person who makes or repairs shoes 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper shoemaker boot maker, bootmaker a maker of boots maker, shaper a person who makes things n tall sweetened iced drink of wine or liquor with fruit 3Hyper highball a mixed drink made of alcoholic liquor mixed with water or a carbonated beverage and served in a tall glass n a pie made of fruit with rich biscuit dough usually only on top of the fruit Syn|Hyper deep-dish pie pie dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top |
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