coble

See also: cobble

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English coble, from the Cumbric equivalent of Welsh ceubal (“skiff”); ultimately from Latin caupulus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɒbəl/
  • Rhymes: -ɒbəl

Noun

coble (plural cobles)

  1. (nautical) A small flat-bottomed fishing boat suitable for launching from a beach, found on the north-east coast of England and in Scotland.
    • 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 188, about Flamborough:
      Its streets fan out towards the clifftops, and its sheltered North Landing harbours open-decked fishing boats, called 'cobles'.

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Occitan

Etymology

Deverbal from coblar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuple/
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Noun

coble m (plural cobles)

  1. couple
    Synonym: parelh
  2. (archaic) yoke (a pair of harnessed draught animals)
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