单词 | coffle |
释义 | cofflenoun cof·fle ˈkȯ-fəl ˈkä- plural coffles : a group of prisoners, enslaved people, or animals chained or tied together in a line The African raiders marched their captives to the coast in long lines known as coffles: dozens of people yoked together by the neck with leather thongs to prevent escape. Both women … were shackled at the hands and feet and led into Criminal District Court in a coffle of accused criminals. … returned to Massawa, whence he set off with a coffle of camels … |
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