coffle
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coffle
- /ˈkɒfl̩/ UK
- /ˈkɔfl̩/ US
- /ˈkɑfl̩/ cot caught merger
Where it comes from
From Arabic قَافِلَة (qāfila, “caravan”). Doublet of cafila.
noun coffles · kaffle
- A line of people or animals fastened together, especially a chain of prisoners or slaves. The people of the coffle spent the day in drying such articles as were wet, and in cleaning ten pairs of ornamented pistols with shea-butter.
verb coffles · coffling · coffled · kaffle
- To fasten (a line of people or animals) together.
Translations
Talk about this word "coffle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/coffle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. coffle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/coffle "coffle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/coffle.Cite this
@misc{coffle_2026,
title = {coffle},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coffle},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
