coble
coble definition
co·ble (kō′bəl, käb′əl)
noun
- a small fishing boat with a lug sail, a deeper draft at the bow than at the stern, and a large rudder, used off the northeast coast of England
- in Scotland, a short, flat-bottomed rowboat
Etymology: ME cobel < OE cuopel, prob. < Celt, as in Welsh ceubal, Bret caubal (> ? L caupulus)
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