coffle

coffle
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

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cof·fle (kôʹfəl, kŏfʹəl) n.
A group of animals, prisoners, or slaves chained together in a line.
tr.v. cof·fled, cof·fling, cof·fles
To fasten together in a coffle.
  [Arabic qāfila, caravan, feminine active participle of qafala, to close, return. See qpl in Semitic Roots.]

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  • Coffle — Coffle, ein Zug Sklaven auf dem Transport begriffen …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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

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

  • coffle — n. group of slaves or prisoners or animals tied or chained together …   English contemporary dictionary

  • coffle — [ 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

  • coffle — cof·fle …   English syllables

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  • coffle — n. a line of animals, slaves, etc., fastened together. Etymology: Arab. kafila caravan …   Useful english dictionary

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