name
Meaning 1
A surname from Middle English.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
coble
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/ˈkɒbəl/
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rhymes with -ɒbəl
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CMU ARPABET: K OW1 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A small flat-bottomed fishing boat suitable for launching from a beach, found on the north-east coast of England and in Scotland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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History
Etymology
* As an English surname, from Middle English cobel (“coble, rowboat”), a metonymic occupational surname for a maker of such or a sailor. See modern coble. * As a German surname, Americanized from Kobel, Goebel.
From Middle English coble, from the Cumbric equivalent of Welsh ceubal (“skiff”); ultimately from Latin caupulus.