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cobbler

[kob-ler] / ˈkɒb lər /
NOUN
shoemaker
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As the son of a cobbler, he knows how to tan goat hides, which provide him with the needed coverings for both his dwelling place and his body.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Simply put, this is the time to indulge in a summer cobbler, slurp on a delicious cooked sesame noodle salad, or whip up an easy garden-fresh pasta.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

There were vendors selling peach cobbler, watches, hot dogs and offering tattoos and face paint.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

Francis came into the collection a few years after the 2008 death of Pasquale Di Fabrizio, an Italian cobbler known in Los Angeles as the "shoemaker to the stars."

From Barron's Oct. 26, 2025

And then, just as Ma’s dishing up a peach cobbler that we’re going to eat hot with milk, I hear a sound outside that makes my bones feel like icicles inside me.

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

What’s more, the apples his trees bore were not destined for cobblers and pies.

From The Wall Street Journal May 26, 2026

With his aging rockstar looks, Francis says in darker moments he wishes he had taken the advice of some of the old cobblers who taught him the trade.

From Barron's Oct. 26, 2025

Removing the top of the box, he revealed two carved wooden forms known as shoe lasts that cobblers use to make their wares.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 24, 2025

It is full of colorful stories of speak-easy proprietors, snooty bigwigs, hapless rabbis, stone-cold gangsters and intimidating cobblers.

From Seattle Times Aug. 15, 2023

Thursday afternoons were usually a big peach day, with women getting ready for Sunday cobblers, but not a soul stopped.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd




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