Coffle Definition

kôfəl, kŏfəl
coffle, coffles
noun
A group of animals or slaves fastened together in a line, or driven along together.
Webster's New World
verb
To fasten together in or as in a coffle.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Coffle

Noun

Singular:
coffle
Plural:
coffles

Origin of Coffle

  • Arabic qāfila caravan feminine active participle of qafala to close, return qpl in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Arabic قافلة (qāfila, “caravan”).

    From Wiktionary

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