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Meaning of COBBLER

Pronunciation:  'kâblur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  made of fruit with rich biscuit dough usually only on top of the fruit
  2. [n]  tall sweetened iced drink of wine or liquor with fruit
  3. [n]  a person who makes or repairs shoes
 
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 Synonyms: deep-dish pie, shoemaker
 
 See Also: boot maker, bootmaker, highball, maker, pie, shaper

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cob"bler\, n.
1. A mender of shoes. --Addison.
2. A clumsy workman. --Shak.
3. A beverage. See {Sherry cobbler}, under {Sherry}.
{Cobbler fish} (Zo["o]l.), a marine fish ({Blepharis
   crinitus}) of the Atlantic. The name alludes to its
   threadlike fin rays.
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: booter, bootmaker, doctor, fixer, little Miss Fixit, maintenance man, mechanic, mechanician, mender, renovator, repairer, repairman, restorer, serviceman, shoemaker, tinker, trouble man, troubleshooter
 

 

 

 

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