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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
