1
: a mender or maker of shoes and often of other leather goods
2
archaic
: a clumsy workman
3
: a tall iced drink consisting usually of wine, rum, or whiskey and sugar garnished with mint or a slice of lemon or orange
4
: a deep-dish fruit dessert with a thick top crust
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For dessert try their berry cobbler which comes piping hot with a generous serving of vanilla ice cream.
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Rana Good, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
This is the third cobbler Bojangles has introduced, starting with peach and then Bo-Berry, aka blueberry, earlier this year.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Mar. 2025
First, Veja opened a cobbler station in Bordeaux, where customers could have any sneaker brand refurbished.
—Emilia Petrarca, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2025
There is also a peach cobbler dessert pizza ($17.50).
—Miguel Otárola, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
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Rana Good, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
This is the third cobbler Bojangles has introduced, starting with peach and then Bo-Berry, aka blueberry, earlier this year.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Mar. 2025
First, Veja opened a cobbler station in Bordeaux, where customers could have any sneaker brand refurbished.
—Emilia Petrarca, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2025
There is also a peach cobbler dessert pizza ($17.50).
—Miguel Otárola, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
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cobbler
noun
cob·bler
ˈkäb-lər 
1
: a mender or maker of shoes
2
: a deep-dish fruit pie with a thick top crust
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