Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition


Coble

Co′ble

,
Noun.
[AS.
cuopel
; cf. W.
ceubal
skiff, ferryboat.]
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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Coble

COBLE

,
Noun.
A boat used in the herring fishery.