ˈkɔblə n. 1 a
person who mends shoes,
esp. professionally. 2 an iced
drink of
wine etc.,
sugar,
and lemon (sherry cobbler). 3 a a
fruit pie topped
with scones. b esp. US a fruit pie with a
rich thick crust. 4 (in pl.)
Brit. sl.
nonsense. 5
Austral. & NZ sl.
the last
sheep to be
shorn. øcobbler's wax a resinous
substance used
for waxing
thread. [ME, of unkn. orig.:
sense 4 f. rhyming sl. cobbler's awls = balls: sense 5 with pun on LAST(3)]