cobblestone

From Middle English cobylstone, cobyllstone, kobilstane, kobill-stane, equivalent to cobble +‎ stone. Compare Old Norse köppusteinn (“boulder”), Danish kampesten (“boulder”).

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑbl̩ˌstoʊn/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒbl̩ˌstəʊn/

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• Hyphenation: cob‧ble‧stone

cobblestone (plural cobblestones)

1. A rounded stone from a river bed, fit for use as ballast in ships and for paving roads.
   • 1964, “The Sound of Silence”, in Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M., performed by Simon & Garfunkel:

     In restless dreams I walked alone / Narrow streets of cobblestone

2. (uncountable) The material made from cobblestones.

• cobble (as backformation)

• cobblestone ice

• Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

• cobblestone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia