coffles
/ˈkɔfəlz/
noun
- 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.
Synonyms
verb
- 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.