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cobbler

[kob-ler] / ˈkɒb lər /
NOUN
shoemaker
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Whereas once every town had its own cobbler, suddenly a shoe factory in, say, Worcester, Mass., could make better—and much cheaper—shoes for the whole country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

Guests of the Sunday jazz brunch at Bloom Ranch enjoyed fried chicken and peach cobbler.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026

But no matter what you do, definitely end your meal with some cobbler, or take it to go if the food gets the best of you.

From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2026

Francis came into the collection a few years after the 2008 death of Pasquale Di Fabrizio, an Italian cobbler known in Los Angeles as the "shoemaker to the stars."

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2025

And then, just as Ma’s dishing up a peach cobbler that we’re going to eat hot with milk, I hear a sound outside that makes my bones feel like icicles inside me.

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Nor need they feel beholden to cupcake makers, cobblers, tax preparers or manufacturers of cheap lingerie.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

With his aging rockstar looks, Francis says in darker moments he wishes he had taken the advice of some of the old cobblers who taught him the trade.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2025

Removing the top of the box, he revealed two carved wooden forms known as shoe lasts that cobblers use to make their wares.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2025

They’re still delicious, and you can eat them fresh, too, but most folks use them to make things like peach pies, cobblers, and other classic favorites.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 4, 2024

Lydia bakes pies and cobblers with berries picked by hand.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri




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