coble
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
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”
Example Sentences
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Mr. Darling had gone to North Sunderland, having sailed thither in his trusty coble.
From Grace Darling Heroine of the Farne Islands by Hope, Eva
The men were wet and sleepy enough, but when the little boy told them his story they lifted him into the bow of the coble and shoved off again.
From The Romance of the Coast by Runciman, James
A coble was converted into a lifeboat on these principles by Lukin, and launched at Bamborough, where, in the course of the first year, it was the means of saving many lives.
From The Lifeboat by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
"Gae tell my father and my mother, It was naebody did me this ill; I was a-going my ain errands,35 Lost at the coble o' bonnie Cargill."
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
Through the foaming seas, which threatened every moment to overwhelm the little coble, they pulled off to the wreck.
From A Yacht Voyage Round England by Kingston, William Henry Giles
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