cobbler
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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
There are also five different hot sauces for crew members to choose from and six desserts to satisfy their sweet tooth: pudding, cookies, chocolate, cake, candy-coated almonds and cobbler.
From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2026
In “The Black Bonspiel of Willie MacCrimmon,” which was also adapted for television, a cobbler from a small town in rural Alberta strikes a deal with the devil to trade his soul for curling success.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2025
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
On a wet Saturday night, before Aunt Jimmy felt strong enough to get out of the bed, Essie Foster brought her a peach cobbler.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
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Nor need they feel beholden to cupcake makers, cobblers, tax preparers or manufacturers of cheap lingerie.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 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
From pies, crumbles and cobblers, strawberry-rhubarb is my pick for the season when temperatures are still cool enough to serve a warm dessert.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2024
Ravidass was born in the 14th century in a village near Varnasi, India, to a family of cobblers and tanners who belonged to the then-untouchable or leather-working caste known as “chamars.”
From Seattle Times ● May 29, 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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