A cobbler, also known as a shoemaker or
A cordwainer (/ˈkɔːrdˌweɪnər/) is a shoemaker who makes new shoes from new leather.
nounArchaic. a person who makes shoes from cordovan leather. shoemaker; cobbler.
On this page you'll find 4 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to cobbler, such as: bootmaker, cordwainer, and shoe repairman.
Cobblers were those who repaired shoes. The cobbler had as much as five years less training than a cordwainer. In most countries, including the American colonies, cobblers were prohibited by proclamation from making shoes.
According to Pear Tree Kitchen, the earliest known cobbler recipe is found in a book called "What Mrs. Fisher Knows About Old Southern Cooking," published in 1881. Mrs. Fisher (an escaped slave, per Bon Appétit) was partial to pastry dough for her peach cobbler.
A cobbler, also known as a shoemaker or cordwainer, repairs and restores footwear.
Cobber is an Australian and New Zealand word for "mate" or "friend".
1. rubbish; nonsense. a load of old cobblers. 2. another word for testicles.
Definitions of cobbler. a person who makes or repairs shoes. synonyms: shoemaker. types: boot maker, bootmaker.
/ (ˈkɒbləz) British slang / pl n. rubbish; nonsense: a load of old cobblers. another word for testicles: See testicle.
souter, soutar, soutor, soutter: cobbler, a shoemaker.
Chook: A chicken. In the show, it's wonderfully used in the phrase “made you look, you dirty chook.” See also: “Bin chicken,” an uncharitable name for the ibis, a bird whose long beak can make quick work of a rubbish bin. Dunny: A toilet, traditionally outdoors but more commonly now indoors.
Cobber, now somewhat dated, is rarely used by young Australians.
Good looking person; a babe, male or female: That person is a buju! Also, budju. Contributor's comments: Obviously an Aboriginal word, but used widely by school children throughout Darwin.
Cobblers repair and sometimes make shoes, and they may also repair luggage, belts, handbags, briefcases, and other objects. Long ago, cobblers hammered nails and stitched threads to hold the parts of a shoe together.
This early 19th century sense was “a person not belonging to the upper classes; one not an aristocrat.” In the middle 19th century the word took on the meaning of “one who blatantly imitates, fawningly admires, or vulgarly seeks association with those he regards as his superiors.”
The origin of the name cobbler, recorded from 1859, is uncertain: it may be related to the archaic word cobeler, meaning "wooden bowl", or the term may be due to the topping having the visual appearance of a 'cobbled' stone pathway rather than a 'smooth' paving which would otherwise be represented by a rolled out ...
Shoemakers (called cordwainers in England) were skilled artisans who made shoes by hand out of brand new leather. Cobblers, on the other hand, repaired shoes. In fact, cobblers were often forbidden from working with new leather. Instead, they had to use old leather to make their repairs.
noun. Also called: chookie Australian informal a hen or chicken. Australian informal a woman, esp a more mature one.
Preening is a chicken's way of grooming herself.
Chook raffle is an Australian tradition of "raffling off", often in clubs or pubs, a "chook", which is an Australian slang term for a chicken. Most often the chicken is prepared by a butcher, but live chickens are sometimes raffled.
′pʌd(ɪ)n] 1. A type of sausage made from the stomach or entrails of a pig, sheep or similar animal stuffed with various mixtures of oatmeal, onions, suet, seasoning, blood, etc., and boiled and stored for future use.
a donkey; a horse. The Dictionary of the Scots Language (DSL) defines this as a donkey or ass but to some Scots speakers it's a general term for a horse of any description. The DSL does give a further definition: “Also used of a horse: a short thick, strong horse”.
cack, kach, keech: excrement.