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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Once baked, this blueberry dump cake recipe is much more like a fruit cobbler than a cake.
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2024
Dessert, carrot cake, homemade pie (coconut cream, chocolate peanut butter, peanut butter) and cobbler (blackberry, apple and cherry).
—Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 15 Mar. 2024
Pancakes come in forms like peach cobbler and red velvet, French toast with flavors like banana-apricot and raspberry cream cheese, and both can be ordered in trios.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 10 June 2024
First, pull the cobbler (or individual portions of the cobbler) from the fridge 30 minutes before reheating to ensure even heating.
—Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 7 June 2024
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2024
Dessert, carrot cake, homemade pie (coconut cream, chocolate peanut butter, peanut butter) and cobbler (blackberry, apple and cherry).
—Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 15 Mar. 2024
Pancakes come in forms like peach cobbler and red velvet, French toast with flavors like banana-apricot and raspberry cream cheese, and both can be ordered in trios.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 10 June 2024
First, pull the cobbler (or individual portions of the cobbler) from the fridge 30 minutes before reheating to ensure even heating.
—Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 7 June 2024
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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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