cobble
noun
[ ˈkɒb(ə)l ]
• a small round stone used to cover road surfaces.
• "the sound of horses' hooves on the cobbles"
Origin:
late Middle English: from cob1 + -le2.
cobble
verb
• roughly assemble or produce something from available parts or elements.
• "the film was imperfectly cobbled together from two separate stories"
Similar:
prepare roughly/hastily,
make roughly/hastily,
put together roughly/hastily,
scribble,
improvise,
devise,
contrive,
rig (up),
patch together,
jerry-build,
throw together,
whip up,
fix,
rustle up,
knock up,
• repair (shoes).
• "it had a tarnished brass knocker showing a pixie cobbling shoes"
Origin:
late 15th century: back-formation from cobbler.
