coffle

[kaw-fuhl, kof-uhl]

cof·fle

[kaw-fuhl, kof-uhl] 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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coffle (ˈkɒfəl)
 
n
(esp formerly) a line of slaves, beasts, etc, fastened together
 
[C18: from Arabic qāfilah caravan]

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