coble

[ koh-buhl ]

/ ˈkoʊ bəl /

noun

a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.

Origin of coble

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English cobel; probably of Celtic origin (compare Welsh ceubal, ceubol “skiff, ferryboat”), ultimately from Late Latin caupulus, caupilus “small sailing vessel with a high prow”

Words nearby coble

Cobden, cobelligerent, Cóbh, Cobham, cobia, coble, Coblenz, cob money, cobnut, COBOL, co-boss

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Example sentences from the Web for coble

The poor man did not see that the same argument, if correct, would have justified his going off in a coble instead of a lifeboat.
The Lifeboat|R.M. Ballantyne
“There be odd chops and changes in this here world, for sartin,” observed Coble.
Snarley-yow|Frederick Marryat
"That's not quite so easy, 'cause I've got boots on," replied Coble.
Snarleyyow|Captain Frederick Marryat
I say, Coble, I wonder what the skipper will say when he comes on board, and finds that the dog is gone?
Snarley-yow|Frederick Marryat

There the captors of Miss Macrae must have touched, burned their coble, and taken to some larger and fleeter vessel.
The Disentanglers|Andrew Lang

British Dictionary definitions for coble

coble

/ (ˈkəʊbəl, ˈkɒbəl) /

noun

Scot and Northern English a small single-masted flat-bottomed fishing boat

Word Origin for coble

C13: probably of Celtic origin; compare Welsh ceubal skiff

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单词	coble
释义	coble [ koh-buhl ] / ˈkoʊ bəl / noun a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon. Origin of coble First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English cobel; probably of Celtic origin (compare Welsh ceubal, ceubol “skiff, ferryboat”), ultimately from Late Latin caupulus, caupilus “small sailing vessel with a high prow” Words nearby coble Cobden, cobelligerent, Cóbh, Cobham, cobia, coble, Coblenz, cob money, cobnut, COBOL, co-boss Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for coble The poor man did not see that the same argument, if correct, would have justified his going off in a coble instead of a lifeboat. The Lifeboat\|R.M. Ballantyne “There be odd chops and changes in this here world, for sartin,” observed Coble. Snarley-yow\|Frederick Marryat "That's not quite so easy, 'cause I've got boots on," replied Coble. Snarleyyow\|Captain Frederick Marryat I say, Coble, I wonder what the skipper will say when he comes on board, and finds that the dog is gone? Snarley-yow\|Frederick Marryat There the captors of Miss Macrae must have touched, burned their coble, and taken to some larger and fleeter vessel. The Disentanglers\|Andrew Lang British Dictionary definitions for coble coble / (ˈkəʊbəl, ˈkɒbəl) / noun Scot and Northern English a small single-masted flat-bottomed fishing boat Word Origin for coble C13: probably of Celtic origin; compare Welsh ceubal skiff Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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