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1786 R. Burns (1968) I. 166 Tho' now ye dow but hoyte and hoble, An' wintle like a saumont-coble.
1881 W. Gregor 146 In going past a salmon cobble in the harbour, a fisherman would not have allowed his boat to touch it.
1973 W. Elmer iii. 78 The salmon coble..differs in structure from the rest of the cobles.