coffle

/ˈkɔfəl/
noun
  1. A line of slaves or prisoners chained together, especially in a historical context.
    • In the museum, there was a painting of a coffle of prisoners moving through the desert.
    • The novel opened with a coffle of captives being led away from their village.
    • The historical account described a coffle of enslaved people being marched to the coast.
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