coble

[ koh-buh l ]

/ ˈkoʊ bəl /

noun

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

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Examples 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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