cobbler
Other forms: cobblers
A cobbler is someone who fixes shoes. A cobbler is also a type of fruit pie. Context is everything with this word! If you give a pie a broken shoe, don’t expect results.
Cobblers mend shoes. If your heel is falling off or there’s a rip in your shoe, a cobbler can help you out. These days, people are more likely to buy a new pair of shoes than fix an old one, but cobblers used to be very common. A cobbler is also a delicious pie with rich biscuit dough on top and fruit underneath. Apple cobbler and peach cobbler are extra yummy with ice cream on top.
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a person who makes or repairs shoessynonyms: shoemaker
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tall sweetened iced drink of wine or liquor with fruittype of:highballa mixed drink made of alcoholic liquor mixed with water or a carbonated beverage and served in a tall glass
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a pie made of fruit with rich biscuit dough usually only on top of the fruitsynonyms: deep-dish pietype of:piedish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
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