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cobblers

noun

1. nonsense

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I think that is a load of cobblers

• Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain

• Hypernyms: ↑nonsense, ↑bunk, ↑nonsensicality, ↑meaninglessness, ↑hokum

2. a man's testicles (from Cockney rhyming slang: cobbler's awl rhymes with ball)

• Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain

• Hypernyms:

↑testis, ↑testicle, ↑orchis, ↑ball, ↑ballock, ↑bollock, ↑nut, ↑egg

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\\ˈkäblə(r)z\ noun plural

Etymology: from cobblers' awls, rhyming slang for balls

Britain : nonsense : bunk

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cobblers UK [ˈkɒblə(r)z] US [ˈkɑblərz] noun [plural] british very informal

something that you think is silly or not true

Thesaurus: lies_synonym

Useful english dictionary. 2012.