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prettygoodwordcoffle (KOF-uhl, KAW-fuhl) - n., a line of people or animals fastened together, especially a chain of prisoners or slaves. v., to fasten in a coffle.
Or a caravan of camels crossing the desert:
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This example is not random, because it's the root sense: taken in the 1790s from Arabic qāfila, caravan. Just to be clear, though, the primary use today is for prisoners chained in a line.
---L.
Or a caravan of camels crossing the desert:
Thanks, WikiMedia!
This example is not random, because it's the root sense: taken in the 1790s from Arabic qāfila, caravan. Just to be clear, though, the primary use today is for prisoners chained in a line.
---L.
