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the original speed bump, laid one back-breaking rock at a time.
means A naturally rounded stone, usually set into the ground to pave roads, streets, and courtyards.
from From 'cobble,' a diminutive of the old word 'cob' meaning a rounded lump or rounded mass — so a cobblestone is literally a 'little lump stone.' The name fits its origin: these were water-worn pebbles and rounded stones, often gathered from streambeds and shorelines rather than quarried and cut, then wedged into earth one by one. The '-stone' was tacked on later for clarity, much as we say 'tuna fish.'
- name origin
- comes from cob, meaning a rounded lump
- riot ammo
- pried up and thrown in countless uprisings
- true shape
- naturally rounded, unlike its squared cousin the sett
- smooth ride
- horses gripped better than they did on pavement
- still here
- buried streets resurface under worn modern asphalt
for instance
rua augusta lisbon — portuguese limestone and basalt wave pattern completed 1755 earthquake reconstruction