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Webster 1913 Edition


Coble

Co′ble

,
Noun.
[AS.
cuopel
; cf. W.
ceubal
skiff, ferryboat.]
A flat-floored fishing boat with a lug sail, and a drop rudder extending from two to four feet below the keel. It was originally used on the stormy coast of Yorkshire, England.

Webster 1828 Edition


Coble

COBLE

,
Noun.
A boat used in the herring fishery.

Definition 2024


coble

coble

See also: cobble

English

Noun

coble (plural cobles)

  1. (nautical) small flat-bottomed fishing boat suitable for launching from a beach, found on the north-east coast of England and in Scotland.

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