Coble

//ˈkɒbəl// name, noun

name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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'."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Middle English.

Example

More examples

"Its streets fan out towards the clifftops, and its sheltered North Landing harbours open-decked fishing boats, called 'cobles'."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English coble, from the Welsh ceubal (“skiff”); ultimately from Latin caupulus.

Etymology 2

* As an English surname, from Middle English cobel (“coble, rowboat”), a metonymic occupational surname for a maker of such or a sailor. See modern coble. * As a German surname, Americanized from Kobel, Goebel.

Related phrases

fishing boatflat bottomed

More for "coble"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.