coffle

== English == === Alternative forms === kaffle === Etymology === From Arabic قَافِلَة (qāfila, “caravan”). Doublet of cafila. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒfl̩/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɔfl̩/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈkɑfl̩/ === Noun === coffle (plural coffles) A line of people or animals fastened together, especially a chain of prisoners or slaves. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === coffle (third-person singular simple present coffles, present participle coffling, simple past and past participle coffled) (transitive) To fasten (a line of people or animals) together. === Anagrams === Coffel