coble

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a small flat-bottomed open fishing boat designed for launching from beaches in northeastern England and Scotland

   The fishermen dragged the coble above the tide line after landing their catch.

From Middle English coble or cobel, probably through a Brittonic source related to Welsh ceubal ("skiff"), ultimately from Late Latin caupulus ("small boat"). Cobble is an attested regional variant for the boat.

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