coble

coble
noun Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century a flat-bottomed boat propelled chiefly by oars and used in Scotland and northern England especially for fishing

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Coble — Co ble, n. [AS. cuopel; cf. W. ceubal skiff, ferryboat.] A flat floored fishing boat with a lug sail, and a drop rudder extending from two to four feet below the keel. It was originally used on the stormy coast of Yorkshire, England. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • coble — [kō′bəl, käb′əl] n. 〚ME cobel < OE cuopel, prob. < Celt, as in Welsh ceubal, Bret caubal (> ? L caupulus)〛 1. a small fishing boat with a lug sail, a deeper draft at the bow than at the stern, and a large rudder, used off the northeast coast of… …   Universalium

  • coble — [kō′bəl, käb′əl] n. [ME cobel < OE cuopel, prob. < Celt, as in Welsh ceubal, Bret caubal (> ? L caupulus)] 1. a small fishing boat with a lug sail, a deeper draft at the bow than at the stern, and a large rudder, used off the northeast… …   English World dictionary

  • Coble — For people named Coble, see Coble (surname). Three cobles at North Landing, Flamborough Head …   Wikipedia

  • coble — Hawfinch Haw finch (h[add] f[i^]nch ), n. (Zo[ o]l.) The common European grosbeak ({Coccothraustes vulgaris}); called also {cherry finch}, and {coble}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • coble — 1) a flat bottomed, single masted North Sea fishing boat. See also plosher (1) 2) an open or deckless fishing boat used principally on the north east coast of England, with sharp bows, flat, sloping stern, and without a keel 3) a short, flat… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • coble — couble m. couple techn. ; paire ; pièce de bois, poutre. cf. expr. Vèire la palha dins l uelh dau vesin e pas lo coble qu es dins lo sieu : voir la paille dans l œil du voisin et pas la poutre qui est dans le sien. voir pareu …   Diccionari Personau e Evolutiu

  • Coble (surname) — Coble is a surname, and may refer to: Arthur Byron Coble Bob Coble Dave Coble Eric Coble Howard Coble Paul Coble This page or section lists people with the surname Coble (surname). If an …   Wikipedia

  • Coble, United States Virgin Islands —   Village   Country  United States Virgin Islands …   Wikipedia

  • Coble hypersurface — In algebraic geometry, a Coble hypersurface is one of the hypersurfaces associated to the Jacobian variety of a curve of genus 2 or 3 by Arthur Coble. There are two similar but different types of Coble hypersurfaces. The Kummer variety of the… …   Wikipedia

  • Coble creep — ‎A diagram showing how atoms and vacancies move through a grain as the mechanism of Coble creep Coble creep, a form of diffusion creep, is a mechanism for deformation of crystalline solids. Coble creep occurs through the diffusion of atoms in a… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”