Standard Lemma guide

coffle

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɒfl̩/
  • US: /ˈkɔfl̩/
  • cot-caught-merger: /ˈkɑfl̩/
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  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A line of people or animals fastened together, especially a chain of prisoners or slaves.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To fasten (a line of people or animals) together.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Arabic قَافِلَة (qāfila, “caravan”). Doublet of cafila.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Russian: верени́ца (vereníca) — a line of people or animals fastened together
  • Russian: карава́н (karaván) — a line of people or animals fastened together
  • Russian: цепо́чка (cepóčka) — a line of people or animals fastened together
  • Spanish: cáfila — a line of people or animals fastened together