cobbler
/ˈkɒblə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [kˈɑblɚ] /ˈkɑːblər/ (ame, ipa) · [kˈɑblɚ] /ˈkä-blər How to pronounce cobbler (audio)/ (ame, mw)
cobbler — noun
- cobblersingular
- cobblersplural
1. someone whose work is fixing worn or damaged shoes, and sometimes handling small
someone whose work is fixing worn or damaged shoes, and sometimes handling small leather repairs.
Wren took worn boots to the cobbler after one heel came off.
take [shoes] to the cobbler
The cobbler stitched Sahil's school shoe while Sahil waited by the counter.
A village cobbler repaired cracked sandals for farmers before the market opened.
Camila thanked the cobbler for replacing the zip on her leather boot.
文法句型
take [shoes] to the cobbler
cobbler + repair/stitch/replace + [shoe part]
用法筆記
Usually refers to someone who repairs shoes rather than a factory worker who makes new footwear in large numbers.
2. a baked fruit or savoury dish covered with a thick soft topping, often made from
a baked fruit or savoury dish covered with a thick soft topping, often made from biscuit dough, cake batter, or pastry.
Yuna baked a peach cobbler for Sunday lunch with her grandparents.
peach/apple/cherry cobbler
The apple cobbler bubbled at the edges when Hiro pulled it from the oven.
We served warm cobbler with vanilla ice cream after the picnic ended.
Élise used frozen berries when she made cobbler during the camping trip.
文法句型
peach/apple/cherry cobbler
serve cobbler with ice cream
用法筆記
In everyday use this usually means a fruit dessert. Savoury versions exist, but speakers often name the filling when they mean those.
3. talk or ideas that are foolish, untrue, or meant to mislead people.
talk or ideas that are foolish, untrue, or meant to mislead people.
That's cobbler, and everyone in the room knew the story was false.
That's cobbler: rejecting a claim
Pim laughed and called the online rumour complete cobbler.
The coach said the excuse about traffic was cobbler from start to finish.
Christopher told the class not to spread cobbler about the new teacher.
文法句型
That's cobbler.
complete cobbler
talk/spread cobbler
用法筆記
Chiefly British and strongly informal. Often used to dismiss a statement directly, especially in short replies such as 'That's cobbler.'
4. a sweet cold drink with alcohol and fruit, usually served over ice in a tall gla
a sweet cold drink with alcohol and fruit, usually served over ice in a tall glass.
The bartender mixed a mint cobbler for the couple on the hotel terrace.
mint/sherry cobbler
Sivan ordered a sherry cobbler with orange slices on a hot evening.
By sunset, the server was carrying three cobblers to the garden table.
The recipe says a cobbler should be poured over crushed ice.
文法句型
mint/sherry cobbler
serve cobbler over crushed ice
a glass of cobbler
用法筆記
This is an old-fashioned drink name and is often specified by the kind of alcohol used before 'cobbler'.