Definitions
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- noun Plural form of
cobbler . - noun Cockney rhyming slang
testicles . - noun Cockney rhyming slang
Nonsense .
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- noun a man's testicles (from Cockney rhyming slang: cobbler's awl rhymes with ball)
- noun nonsense
Etymologies
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Examples
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Redknapp, perhaps the only modern day manager to still have the word 'cobblers' in his vernacular which is a good thing, cannot fathom the hate the modern day football fan vents.
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'What do you call cobblers' punch? 'demanded Wegg, in a worse humour than before.
Our Mutual Friend Charles Dickens 1841
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One other thing about cobblers is that it doesn’t usually matter whether you are dealing with fresh or frozen fruit, and both will give you great results, making cobblers a good choice year-round.
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One other thing about cobblers is that it doesn’t usually matter whether you are dealing with fresh or frozen fruit, and both will give you great results, making cobblers a good choice year-round.
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‘What do you call cobblers’ punch?’ demanded Wegg, in
Our Mutual Friend 2004
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I'm not contractually obliged to do cobblers, which is how the comedy world - which is so tightly managed in this country - works.
The Guardian World News Stuart Jeffries 2010
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The majority of the Jewish men in Amran work in trade and vocational jobs such as cobblers or silversmiths.
Yemeni Jews need to be rescued.... GayandRight 2009
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The street had apparently at one time been one of some pretensions, but had now fallen upon evil days and become the abode of a number of petty tradesmen, such as cobblers, sellers of fruit and cheap drinks, dealers in second-hand goods of every description, and riffraff generally.
Two Gallant Sons of Devon A Tale of the Days of Queen Bess Harry Collingwood 1886
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There are many mechanics among them, such as cobblers, tailors, silversmiths, blacksmiths, and other artisans, besides a number of merchants.
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About nice drinks, anyhow, my recollection of the "cobblers" (with strawberries and snow on top of the large tumblers,) and also the exquisite wines, and the perfect and mild French brandy, help the regretful reminiscence of my New Orleans experiences of those days.
November Boughs ; from Complete Poetry and Collected Prose 1855
sionnach commented on the word cobblers
"Cobblers!" said Tom at last.
December 14, 2007