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Definition of Cobblestone

1. Verb. Pave with cobblestones.

2. Noun. Rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads.

Definition of Cobblestone

1. n. A large pebble; a rounded stone not too large to be handled; a small boulder; -- used for paving streets and for other purposes.

Definition of Cobblestone

1. Noun. A rounded stone from a river bed, fit for use as ballast in ships and for paving roads. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cobblestone

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cobblestone

cobbiest cobbing cobble cobble together cobble up cobbled cobbler cobbler's cobbler's last cobbler's suture

cobblerfish cobblerfishes cobblery cobbles cobblestone (current term) cobblestoned cobblestones cobblestoning cobbling cobbly

cobbs cobby cobelligerent cobelligerents cobia cobias cobinamide kinase cobinamide phosphate guanylyltransferase cobinding

Literary usage of Cobblestone

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on Highway Construction: Designed as a Text-book and Work of by Austin Thomas Byrne (1907)
"EXTENT OP cobblestone PAVEMENT IN THE PRINCIPAL CITIES OF THE UNITED STATES IN 1903. 173. Heads of Specifications for Granite-block (1) Preparation of ..."

2. Energy Education Resources: Kindergarten Through 12th Grade (1998) edited by Paula Altman (1999)
"Single copies are available to teachers outside City Utilities' service area. 33 cobblestone Publishing 30 Grove Street Peterborough, NH 03458 1-(800) ..."

3. Handbook of Cost Data for Contractors and Engineers: A Reference Book Giving by Halbert Powers Gillette (1905)
"Cost of Crushing and Hanling cobblestone.—On the work just described Mr. Rogers states that a 9 x 18-in. jaw (•rusher was used, with a rotary screen having ..."

4. Road Making and Maintenance: A Practical Treatise for Engineers, Surveyors by Thomas Aitken (1900)
"Boulder or cobblestone pavements were much used in the towns of this country until they were superseded by a regular pitched paving. ..."

5. Preliminary Report on the Road Materials and Road Conditions of Oklahoma by Luther Crocker Snider (1911)
"cobblestone AND STONE BLOCK PAVEMENTS. cobblestones or small bowlders were formerly used very extensively for paving owing to their cheapness. ..."

6. History of San Diego, 1542-1908: An Account of the Rise and Progress of the by William Ellsworth Smythe (1907)
"... first county hospital was the old cobblestone jail which Haras/thy built, at Old Town. It was used for a short time, and then, about 1869. a large frame ..."

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