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Definition of Coble
1. n. A flat-floored fishing boat with a lug sail, and a drop rudder extending from two to four feet below the keel. It was originally used on the stormy coast of Yorkshire, England.
Definition of Coble
1. Noun. (nautical) small flat-bottomed fishing boat suitable for launching from a beach, found on the north-east coast of England and in Scotland. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Coble
1. a small fishing boat [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coble
Literary usage of Coble
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1879)
"Malt coble, a place for steeping malt, in order to brewing, S. Germ, kubel, a
vat or tub. Hence, To coble, va To steep malt. is, ..."
2. Copyright Licensing Regimes Covering Retransmission of Broadcast Signals edited by Howard Coble (2001)
"Present: Representatives Howard coble, Elton Gallegly, Edward A. Pease, Christopher
B. Cannon, ... Howard coble (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. ..."
3. The English and Scottish Popular Ballads by George Lyman Kittredge (1892)
"80 ; ' The Weary coble o Cargill,' Motherwell's Minstrelsy, p. 230. Communicated to
Motherwell by William George, tenant in Cambus Michael, Perthshire, ..."
4. Internet Domain Name Trademark Protection: Congressional Hearing edited by Howard Coble (2000)
"Howard coble (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Representatives
Edward A. ... OPENING STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN coble Mr. coble. Good morning. ..."
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