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cobles

cobles is the plural of coble.

Meaning of coble

Noun

coble (plural cobles)

  1. A small flat-bottomed fishing boat suitable for launching from a beach, found on the north-east coast of England and in Scotland.
    • Its streets fan out towards the clifftops, and its sheltered North Landing harbours open-decked fishing boats, called 'cobles'.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 188, about Flamborough

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Proper noun capitalized: Cobles

Cobles

  1. (plural) plural of Coble

Questions about cobles

What is cobles the plural of?
Cobles is the plural of coble.
What part of speech is cobles?
Cobles is a proper noun.

Words near cobles in the dictionary

  1. coblemen
  2. Coblentz
  3. Coblentzes
  4. cobler
  5. coblers
  6. cobles
  7. Cobleskill
  8. cobless
  9. Cobley
  10. cobnut
  11. cobnuts

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