Definition of coffle in English:

coffle

noun ˈkɒf(ə)lˈkɔfəl

literary

A line of animals or slaves fastened or driven along together.
系在一起（或被一起驱赶）的一群动物（或奴隶）
Example sentencesExamples
- They were not gentle as they bound her arms behind her, gagged her, and fastened her into the coffle.
- We don't call this economic system ‘slavery’ any more because we have laws against the whips, coffles, and chains.
- She and the men on the coffle are able to plan an uprising together and that action binds them forever in friendship.
- She'd known something was different when the coffle of slaves had taken a different turn in the endless maze of corridors.
- When she was reasonably dry, she stepped off to stand patiently in the indicated coffle, waiting for the guards to chain her to the girls in front and behind.

Origin

Mid 18th century: from Arabic qāfila 'caravan'.

Rhymes

offal, waffle

Definition of coffle in US English:

coffle

nounˈkôfəlˈkɔfəl

literary

A line of animals or slaves fastened or driven along together.
系在一起（或被一起驱赶）的一群动物（或奴隶）
Example sentencesExamples
- She and the men on the coffle are able to plan an uprising together and that action binds them forever in friendship.
- When she was reasonably dry, she stepped off to stand patiently in the indicated coffle, waiting for the guards to chain her to the girls in front and behind.
- They were not gentle as they bound her arms behind her, gagged her, and fastened her into the coffle.
- She'd known something was different when the coffle of slaves had taken a different turn in the endless maze of corridors.
- We don't call this economic system ‘slavery’ any more because we have laws against the whips, coffles, and chains.

Origin

Mid 18th century: from Arabic qāfila ‘caravan’.

词汇	coffle
释义	Definition of coffle in English: coffle noun ˈkɒf(ə)lˈkɔfəl literary A line of animals or slaves fastened or driven along together. 系在一起（或被一起驱赶）的一群动物（或奴隶） Example sentencesExamples They were not gentle as they bound her arms behind her, gagged her, and fastened her into the coffle. We don't call this economic system ‘slavery’ any more because we have laws against the whips, coffles, and chains. She and the men on the coffle are able to plan an uprising together and that action binds them forever in friendship. She'd known something was different when the coffle of slaves had taken a different turn in the endless maze of corridors. When she was reasonably dry, she stepped off to stand patiently in the indicated coffle, waiting for the guards to chain her to the girls in front and behind. Origin Mid 18th century: from Arabic qāfila 'caravan'. Rhymes offal, waffle Definition of coffle in US English: coffle nounˈkôfəlˈkɔfəl literary A line of animals or slaves fastened or driven along together. 系在一起（或被一起驱赶）的一群动物（或奴隶） Example sentencesExamples She and the men on the coffle are able to plan an uprising together and that action binds them forever in friendship. When she was reasonably dry, she stepped off to stand patiently in the indicated coffle, waiting for the guards to chain her to the girls in front and behind. They were not gentle as they bound her arms behind her, gagged her, and fastened her into the coffle. She'd known something was different when the coffle of slaves had taken a different turn in the endless maze of corridors. We don't call this economic system ‘slavery’ any more because we have laws against the whips, coffles, and chains. Origin Mid 18th century: from Arabic qāfila ‘caravan’.
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