coggle
A small fishing boat.
Noun
- A small fishing boat.
Origin
See cog (“small boat”).
Forms
Noun Entry 2
- cobble (all senses)
Origin
From cock (“a roundish heap”) + -le (diminutive suffix). Cognate with Swedish koka (“a lump of earth”). Compare also Dutch kogel, German Kugel (“ball”).
Forms
Derived
Verb
- To move or walk unsteadily
Origin
Origin obscure. Perhaps from cog (“small boat”) + -le (frequentative suffix), in reference to the rocking or swaying motion of the sea; or perhaps an alteration of cockle (“to move up and down”).