Complete Definition of "cobblestone"

English
wikipedia

Etymology
From ME., from cobble (probably a diminutive of one of various words cob, presumed to stem from a Proto-Germanic root kubb- "something rounded") + stone

Noun
en-noun

  1. A rounded stone from a river bed, fit for use as ballast in ships and for paving roads.

Synonyms
cobble (as backformation)

Translations
trans-top|a rounded stone
Dutch: keisteen; (for paving) kassei, kasseisteen
trans-mid
Portuguese: pedregulho m, pedras arredondado|arredondadas f|p
Russian: б�л�жник (bulýžnik) m
trans-bottom

References
R:Websters

fi:cobblestone
zh:cobblestone

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