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cobbler

[kob-ler] / ˈkɒb lər /
NOUN
shoemaker
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“Girl dessert,” meanwhile, can either refer to a single-serving recipe for, say, peach cobbler or chocolate cake, or to an array of different treats—like popcorn, chocolate and candy—combined in a bowl.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

Guests of the Sunday jazz brunch at Bloom Ranch enjoyed fried chicken and peach cobbler.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 27, 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

Yet, it often occupies a space reserved for quick snacks or sweet endings — a banana on the go, peach cobbler, or a bowl of strawberries.

From Salon Mar. 19, 2025

I nearly spilled my cobbler when I jumped up and grabbed it.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor

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

They’re still delicious, and you can eat them fresh, too, but most folks use them to make things like peach pies, cobblers, and other classic favorites.

From Seattle Times Jun. 4, 2024

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

Mr. Fisher said, “I would rather sell her blueberry cobblers than real estate.”

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison




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