coble
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See also: cobble
English
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Etymology
From Middle English coble, from Cumbric coubal (“skiff”) (compare Welsh ceubal).
Pronunciation
Noun
coble (plural cobles)
- (nautical) A small flat-bottomed fishing boat suitable for launching from a beach, found on the north-east coast of England and in Scotland.
- 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 188, about Flamborough:
- Its streets fan out towards the clifftops, and its sheltered North Landing harbours open-decked fishing boats, called 'cobles'.
