cobb
n. countable C2 Proficiency US //ˈkɑb// cobb
n. a small, rounded stone used to pave roads and sidewalks. You see these in old streets where the ground is made of many separate stones instead of smooth asphalt.
n. a small, roughly spherical stone, typically granite, used in paving surfaces. Historically common in urban infrastructure before the widespread adoption of asphalt.
The old street is paved with smooth cobbles.
Tourists often trip on the uneven cobbles in the historic city center.
The rhythmic clatter of carriage wheels on wet cobbles evokes a sense of nostalgia for a slower, more deliberate era of urban life.