noun
- a small flat-bottomed boat used especially in northeastern England and Scotland for fishing
Usage: nautical; regional
Examples
- The fisherman rowed his coble out to the nets at dawn.
- Traditional cobles have a distinctive flat bottom and high bow.
- The harbor was filled with colorful cobles bobbing in the tide.
- He inherited his grandfather’s old coble and fishing gear.
- The coble’s shallow draft allows it to work close to shore.