1cob;ble pronunciation: function: transitive verb inflected form(s): cob;bled; cob;bling etymology: middle english coblen, perhaps back-formation from cobelere cobblerdate: 15th century 1 chiefly british : to mend or patch coarsely2 : repair, make lt;cobble shoesgt;3 : to make or put together roughly or hastily —often used with together or up lt;cobble together an agreementgt; lt;cobble up a temporary solutiongt;