Cobble-Stone
/ˈkɒb.əl.stəʊn/noun
A rounded stone used for paving streets and roads.
Did you know?The first element, cobble, is linked to a word for a rounded lump or pebble, not to any magical “cobbling” ritual—so the romance is in the stones themselves, not the spelling.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
cob
“A rounded lump, mass, or head”
Middle English
ME
cobbe
“A lump or rounded object; later, a pebble”
Middle English
ME
cobbel-ston
“A stone of rounded shape, used for paving”
Modern English
English
cobblestone
“A small rounded stone used for streets and paving”
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