coffle
a line of animals, prisoners, or slaves chained and driven along together.
to chain in a coffle.
Origin of coffle
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How to use coffle in a sentence
This sad and weeping fifty, in handcuffs and chains, was the last slave coffle that shall tread the soil of America.
The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.He was collecting a coffle of slaves, with a view to sell them to the Europeans on the Gambia as soon as the rains should be over.
Travels in the Interior of Africa, Vol. 2 [of 2] | Mungo ParkI found him sitting in his baloon, surrounded by several slatees who proposed to join the coffle.
Travels in the Interior of Africa, Vol. 2 [of 2] | Mungo ParkHer load was taken from her and given to another slave, and she was ordered to keep in the front of the coffle.
Travels in the Interior of Africa, Vol. 2 [of 2] | Mungo ParkOne of the slaves, it seems, had hurt his foot, and the night being very dark they soon lost sight of the coffle.
Travels in the Interior of Africa, Vol. 2 [of 2] | Mungo Park
British Dictionary definitions for coffle
/ (ˈkɒfəl) /
(esp formerly) a line of slaves, beasts, etc, fastened together
Origin of coffle
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