Cobble

Definitions

1. A cobblestone.
2. A surname.
3. A particle from 64 to 256 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
4. A piece of steel that becomes malformed during its manufacture or rolling.

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Examples

“The narrow streets that twist⟳ and turn⟳ through the compact heart of Dent are surfaced with cobbles which, in the absence of pavements, spread⟳ right across from doorstep to doorstep.”

“These men are located near the rolls in a pulpit, which is usually completely inclosed with heavy close-meshed netting or boiler plate, so that if a cobble occurs they will be protected from the rods which fly⟳ in all directions on such occasions.”

“The ideal control⟳ which they offer⟳ the reversing motor is such, when a cobble might be made in the steel mill, the metal can be handled gently, and very often the ingot saved.”

“In practical mill work⟳ a roller often has to wait⟳ days and sometimes weeks before he can catch⟳ this condition, as he could not consider⟳ the stopping of production while he made a cobble in some particular roll pass⟳ that was giving him trouble⟳, and it is mainly by studying the cobbles that the action of the steel can be observed and studied.”

“Cameras pointed between stands could be saved for 5 or 7 days, enough to troubleshoot cobble or off-level mills.”

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