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Where does “coble” come from?

coble (English) comes from Middle English coble, from Latin caupulus — A kind of small boat.

coble (English): small flat-bottomed fishing boat suitable for...

Definitions

  1. small flat-bottomed fishing boat suitable for...

Ancestry of “coble”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcoble—
2LatincaupulusA kind of small boat
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