cobblestone
cobblestone n Patterson is very confusing to me. _cob_ [wall] and _cobble_ are different words in EDD, and he doesn't know it. Patterson may [see bottom] OED the precise def. 1475-1860 Refers us to cobble, which is also Nfld sense. EDD b pl. pebbles on the seashore ! I was troubled by this. [co...
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| Summary: | cobblestone n Patterson is very confusing to me. _cob_ [wall] and _cobble_ are different words in EDD, and he doesn't know it. Patterson may [see bottom] OED the precise def. 1475-1860 Refers us to cobble, which is also Nfld sense. EDD b pl. pebbles on the seashore ! I was troubled by this. [continued from top] be saying 'some Nflders build house walls out of beach, sea-worn cobble-stones.' Used I Used I Queried Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Tue 12 Jul 2016 |
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