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COBBLER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A pie made of fruit with rich biscuit dough usually only on top of the fruit

Synonyms:

cobbler; deep-dish pie

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("cobbler" is a kind of...):

pie (dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Tall sweetened iced drink of wine or liquor with fruit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("cobbler" is a kind of...):

highball (a mixed drink made of alcoholic liquor mixed with water or a carbonated beverage and served in a tall glass)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A person who makes or repairs shoes

Synonyms:

cobbler; shoemaker

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("cobbler" is a kind of...):

maker; shaper (a person who makes things)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cobbler"):

boot maker; bootmaker (a maker of boots)

Derivation:

cobble (pave with cobblestones)

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