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⛓️ A chained group ⛓️ To chain together
to coffle

to coffle

9.9
To tie people or animals together in a line and lead them to another place
  • verb
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  • The herders coffled the goats to keep them from wandering during the journey.

Examples

  • Traders would coffle camels together before leading them across the arid plains.

  • The soldiers coffled the prisoners before the march.

  • In the past, slave drivers would coffle people for forced marches over long distances.

  • They coffled the horses together for the journey.

  • Traders would coffle camels together before leading them across the arid plains.

  • In the past, slave drivers would coffle people for forced marches over long distances.

  • The herders coffled the goats to keep them from wandering during the journey.

Synonyms

to drove
vsto coffle
2 4.2

To move a group of animals from one place to another

ties or chains people or animals together in a line before leading them

How Tight

hogtie
1 8.8
to bind
132 3.2
to coffle
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9.9
to tie
923 1.0
to chain
130 2.3

Surface Forms

coffle infinitive
coffled past
coffled past participle
coffling present participle
coffles third person singular

Etymology

As a verb, coffle means to tie or chain people or animals into a line and move them, from the same trading term. Think of cuff again: to coffle someone is to 'cuff' them together for a journey.