coffle

  • 1coffle — ☆ coffle [kôf′əl, käf′əl] n. 〚Ar qāfila, caravan〛 a group of animals or slaves fastened together in a line, or driven along together vt. coffled, coffling to fasten together in or as in a coffle * * * cof·fle (kôʹfəl, kŏfʹəl) n. A group of… …

    Universalium

  • 2coffle — ☆ coffle [kôf′əl, käf′əl] n. [Ar qāfila, caravan] a group of animals or slaves fastened together in a line, or driven along together vt. coffled, coffling to fasten together in or as in a coffle …

    English World dictionary

  • 3Coffle — Cof fle (?; 115), n. [Ar. kafala caravan.] A gang of negro slaves being driven to market. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4Coffle — Coffle, ein Zug Sklaven auf dem Transport begriffen …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 5coffle — noun Etymology: Arabic qāfila caravan Date: 1799 a train of slaves or animals fastened together …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 6coffle — noun A chained line of prisoners, slaves or animals …

    Wiktionary

  • 7coffle — n. group of slaves or prisoners or animals tied or chained together …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 8coffle — [ kɒf(ə)l] noun literary a line of animals or slaves fastened or driven along together. Origin C18: from Arab. ḳāfila caravan …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 9coffle — cof·fle …

    English syllables

  • 10coffle — /ˈkɒfəl/ (say kofuhl) noun a train of people or animals, especially of slaves, fastened together. {Arabic qāfila caravan} …