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COBBLERS

"COBBLERS" is a plural of: cobbler.

Date "COBBLERS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references)


Specialty Definition: COBBLERS

DomainDefinition

Slang

Adjective. Source: Unknown. Definition: Nonsense. Context: Used casually, when necessary. Social Source: British 20-somethings. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonym: COBBLERS

Synonym: Shoemakers. (additional references)

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Crosswords: COBBLERS

English words defined with "COBBLERS": Souterly. (references)
Specialty definitions using "COBBLERS": baker, pieCOBBLERS PUNCH, cook, pastry, cook, pieDaron, Daronnepie chef, PIE MAKER. (references)

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Modern Usage: COBBLERS

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Movie/TV Titles

The Cobblers of Umbridge (1973)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: COBBLERS

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Books

  • Puddings and Cobblers (The Le Cordon Bleu Home Collection) (reference)

  • Cobblers, Crumbles, and Crisps and Other Old-Fashioned Fruit Desserts (reference)

  • Two Plays of Misalliance: The Love of Don Perlimplin & the Prodigious Cobblers Wife (Hispainc Classics Series) (reference)

  • Secrets of Fat-Free Desserts: Over 150 Low-Fat and Fat-Free Recipes for Scrumptious, Simple-To-Make Cakes, Cobblers, Cookies, Crisps, Pies, Puddings, (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: COBBLERS

Illustrations:
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Computer Images:
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Usage Frequency: COBBLERS

"COBBLERS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 86.49% of the time. "COBBLERS" is used about 74 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (plural)86.49%6442,009
Noun (proper)13.51%10111,207
                    Total100.00%74N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Modern Translation: COBBLERS

Language Translations for "COBBLERS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

German

  

Schuster (cobbler, shoe repairer, shoemaker, shoemakers). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

obblerscay.(various references)

   

Thai

  

ไร้สาระ (boche, bosh, cack, chuff, codswallop, guff, silly). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: COBBLERS

Misspellings

"COBBLERS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: cobbers, cobblar, cobler, corbieres, dobblers. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "COBBLERS"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "COBBLERS" (pronounced kÄ"blerz)
4-b l er zassemblers, babblers, gamblers, ramblers, scribblers, temblors, tumblers, warblers.
3-l er zanglers, antlers, controllers, coolers, councilors, counsellors, counselors, bachelors, bestsellers, binoculars, boilers, booksellers, bottlers, bowlers, broilers, bunglers, burglars, butlers, callers, caterpillars, cellars, chancellors, chroniclers, circulars, collars, colors, compilers, couplers, cullers, curlers, dealers, discolors, Distillers, dollars, drillers, dwellers, embezzlers, feelers, fellers, fiddlers, filers, fillers, gillers, gobblers, guzzlers, handlers, haulers, healers, hecklers, hollers, hustlers, installers, irregulars, jailers, jewelers, jewellers, jugglers, killers, levelers, mailers, Millers, mufflers, Oilers, painkillers, panhandlers, parlors, particulars, peddlers, petrodollars, pillars, preschoolers, propellers, recyclers, regulars, resellers, retailers, revelers, rollers, rulers, rustlers, sailors, samplers, schedulers, scholars, sellers, settlers, shufflers, smugglers, spellers, spillers, spoilers, sprinklers, Staplers, storytellers, stragglers, strollers, swindlers, tailors, tellers, templars, thrillers, toddlers, trailers, travelers, travellers, trawlers, watercolors, whalers, Wheelers, whistlers, wholesalers, willers, wranglers, wrestlers.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: COBBLERS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: clobbers.

Words within the letters "b-b-c-e-l-o-r-s"

-1 letter: clobber, cobbers, cobbler, cobbles, corbels, lobbers, slobber.

-2 letters: ceorls, closer, cobber, cobble, cobles, corbel, cresol, lobber, robles, sobber.

-3 letters: blebs, blobs, blocs, boles, bores, brose, ceorl, ceros, close, cobbs, coble, coles, cores, corse, lobes, lores, loser, orles, robes, roble, roles, score, sober, socle, sorel.

-4 letters: bels, bleb, blob, bloc, bobs, bole, bore, bros, cels.

 Words containing the letters "b-b-c-e-l-o-r-s"
 

+3 letters: blockbuster.

 

+4 letters: blockbusters, breechblocks, secobarbital.

 

+5 letters: bonnyclabbers, psychobabbler, secobarbitals.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Usage Frequency
8. Translations: Modern
9. Derivations
10. Rhymes
11. Anagrams
12. Bibliography


  

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