Etymology

coble

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Today it means: A small flat-bottomed fishing boat suitable for launching from a beach, found on the north-east coast of England and in Scotland. Full definition →

Middle English coble ← Latin caupulus
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coble · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromcaupulus
  2. Middle English · inherited fromcoble
  3. English todaycoble

From Middle English coble, from the Cumbric equivalent of Welsh ceubal (“skiff”); ultimately from Latin caupulus.

Coble · proper noun2

  1. Middle English · derived fromcobel“coble, rowboat”
  2. English todayCoble

* 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.

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