Coffle

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A group of animals, prisoners, or slaves chained together in a line.
  • v. To fasten together in a coffle.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A line of people or animals fastened together, especially a chain of prisoners or slaves.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A gang of negro slaves being driven to market.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A train or gang of slaves transported or marched for sale.
    • Word Usage
    "The last prisoner in the coffle was the tailor, a gray-haired, elderly man with a wrinkled face."
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