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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Cobbler Part of the charm of fruit cobbler is its rugged look and uncomplicated recipe.
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Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
Enchanting aromas of citrus oil, wet stones and a delicate floral notes of white flowers that has a creamy texture and peach cobbler flavors with very fine bubbles that lightly tickle the palate lifted by crisp acidity.
—Cathrine Todd, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Gillmore-Wolter learned that her great-great-great-great-uncle, Alexander Ferguson, was Lincoln’s shoe cobbler in the town.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
Other Bojangles options include Bo-Berry biscuits, peach cobbler, salads, lemonade and milkshakes.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2025
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Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
Enchanting aromas of citrus oil, wet stones and a delicate floral notes of white flowers that has a creamy texture and peach cobbler flavors with very fine bubbles that lightly tickle the palate lifted by crisp acidity.
—Cathrine Todd, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Gillmore-Wolter learned that her great-great-great-great-uncle, Alexander Ferguson, was Lincoln’s shoe cobbler in the town.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
Other Bojangles options include Bo-Berry biscuits, peach cobbler, salads, lemonade and milkshakes.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 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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