coffles

/ˈkɔfəlz/
noun
  1. A line of people or animals chained or tied together.
    • The explorer described a coffle of camels crossing the desert.
    • The slave coffles were a tragic sight in the old engravings.
    • Historians study the routes taken by coffles during the colonial era.
verb
  1. Third person singular present of coffle: chains or ties together in a line.
    • The driver coffles the prisoners before the long march.
    • She coffles the donkeys each morning to take them to market.
    • The guard coffles the captives with heavy iron chains.
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