Cobble

Then, too, the roads were of the kind called _pavé_; that is, paved with what we know as cobble-stones or Belgian blocks. ❋ Herbert Wes McBride (N/A)

Michener gets everything right, from the pronunciation of Kabul -- "cobble" -- to the archaeology. ❋ Unknown (2008)

You can kind of cobble together a mental image of a lifetime spent with men nodding their heads in apparent fascination and listening to hours of endless drivel trying to figure out when and how to get their pants off and draw some conclusions as to why this might be, but let's just say that intellectual humility and celebrity beauty don't often go hand-in-hand. ❋ Unknown (2008)

More than one captain made up his mind then and there that his "cobble" or his "mule," as they term the different classes of boats, would remain in the harbour till the storm had passed. ❋ Unknown (1897)

She uses larger rocks such as cobble because pebbles can get stuck in an animal's paws.

'cobble' or his 'mule', as they term the different classes of boats, would remain in the harbour till the storm had passed. ❋ Bram Stoker (1879)

It's much more perilous for each journalist to cobble together their own economic grounding on a case by case basis than to receive steady support from a new economic model comparable to, but different from, those of the past newspapers in every town, television with local and international bureaus, and an emphasis on solid reporting, not news and entertainment hybrids. ❋ Alison Rose Levy (2011)

On the other hand, with Mr. Perry and Ms. Bachmann splitting the social conservatives and tea party affiliates, there's an opportunity for Mr. Romney to cobble together a winning coalition of his own. ❋ Carl J. Kelm (2011)

Then people began to bring them blankets, plastic sheeting and sticks, enough to cobble together a little protection from the cold Cairo night — and sometimes, from clouds of tear gas and hails of rocks. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Good walking shoes and boots are essential with the cobble stone streets. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In their day, they had the resolve to cobble together all of their products (clients, servers and developer tools) under one unified MS technology framework. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The most profound thought my brain could cobble together was YAY! ❋ Molly Harper (2011)

As the new Taoiseach, Mr Kenny would be wise to invite the resurgent Labour party into his government, as opposed to seeking to cobble together a majority out of a rag-bag of independents. ❋ Unknown (2011)

If I were to cobble together a list of summer trash the 1st thing I would do is disqualify anything that shows up your standard school reading list. ❋ Unknown (2009)

With no espionage and sabotage network of his own in North Africa, Donovan had to cobble one together from the natives on the ground. ❋ Douglas Waller (2011)

After more months of cajoling and arm twisting his agencies, he managed to cobble together another plan, this one a watered-down version of the Pentagon compromise Donovan had been forced to accept before the Trohan leak blew everything out of the water in February 1945. ❋ Douglas Waller (2011)

The goal with Dynamic was to cobble together castoff Gulf of Mexico fields from which additional output could be squeezed. ❋ Ryan Dezember (2012)

It does stink to not be able to get the job one wants right off, but most young people, if they have not overburdened themselves with stupid debt (e.g. cars, credit cards), can ride out a hiring lag and manage to cobble together a successful career in its aftermath. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The first is that even if politicians can cobble together a response to these longer-term challenges, they also need to act urgently to prevent a new credit crunch, as Europe's banks struggle with the dodgy debts of the boom. ❋ Unknown (2011)

"Although I used to have a job, now I cobble [to make ends meet]." "[Cobbling] is a much more fulfilling way to [live my life]; while I don't necessarily know where my next paycheck will come from, I am able to pursue several different interests at once. ❋ Worldli (2009)

The Ethiopian [sweatshop] [serf] [cobbled] me a phat pair of Tims. Holla. ❋ Sux0r (2006)

❋ Harry (2003)

[Aww] cobble is the best [map]! [lets] play cobble! cobble! cobbleobbleobbleobbleobble! ❋ Pügsly (2003)

Johnny was walking when he heard [Ross's] voice [screaming] "[get off] the cobbles". ❋ Knoxalicious (2009)

Jimmy just got finished running a 5k and he is [cobbling] to [cool down] [the family jewels] ❋ Crabman69 (2018)

"Did you see [Stacy's mom's] new [bikini]?" "Yeah, I know, I almost [cobbled] my pants." ❋ Bonshaquita Lafondria (2011)

"[you don't] have the cobbles" "[kick him] [square] in the cobbles" ❋ Hdink (2007)

John: [I hear you] got into a fight with [Jean] about her being a [food Racist] Max: I tried to Cobble my way out of it. ❋ "The Kid" (2012)

I was [cobbling] that bitch so hard last night, I'm going to have to see [the dentist] [tomorrow]. ❋ Arabidsquirrel (2019)