Pobble
/ˈpɒbəl/noun
A dialectal British word for a pebble or small stone.
Did you know?Edward Lear’s famous “Pobble Who Has No Toes” helped make the word feel invented, although dialect dictionaries record pobble as a regional form meaning “pebble.”
Etymological Timeline
Middle English
English
pobbel
“A regional or variant form associated with a small stone; the exact early sense is uncertain.”
Late Middle English
English
pobble
“A dialectal variant related to pebble, referring to a small rounded stone.”
19th Century
English
pobble
“Recorded in British dialect usage as a pebble.”
1877
English
Pobble
“Used by Edward Lear in “The Pobble Who Has No Toes” as the name of a fantastical creature.”
Modern English
English
pobble
“A rare dialect word for a pebble, best known today through Lear’s nonsense verse.”