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coffle cof·fle C0459500 (kô′fəl, kŏf′əl)n. A group of animals, prisoners, or slaves chained together in a line.tr.v. cof·fled, cof·fling, cof·fles To fasten together in a coffle. [Arabic qāfila, caravan, feminine active participle of qafala, to close, return; see qpl in Semitic roots.]coffle (ˈkɒfəl) n(esp formerly) a line of slaves, beasts, etc, fastened together[C18: from Arabic qāfilah caravan]Coffle a train of slaves or of beasts driven along together.Examples: coffle of asses, 1799; of beasts; of horses, 1873; of slaves, 1799. |