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coffle
[
kaw
-f
uh
l
,
kof
-
uh
l
]
cof·fle
/
ˈkɔ
fəl
,
ˈkɒf
əl
/
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[
kaw
-f
uh
l
,
kof
-
uh
l
]
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noun,
verb,
cof·fled,
cof·fling.
noun
1.
a
line
of animals, prisoners, or slaves chained and driven along together.
verb (used with object)
2.
to chain in a coffle.
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to flee; abscond:
to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly.
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coffle
(ˈkɒf
ə
l)
—
n
(esp formerly) a line of slaves, beasts, etc, fastened together
[C18: from Arabic
qāfilah
caravan]
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