coffle

Meanings

• noun

  A coffle is a group of enslaved Africans or African Americans chained together and transported as forced labor.

  - "The coffle was led through the streets of New Orleans."
  - "The plantation owner bought a new coffle of slaves."

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Pronunciation

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Variants

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coffle , coffles

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Etymology

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From the African word 'kof' or 'kofi' meaning 'head' or 'chief', and the English word 'le' meaning 'chain'.

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Trivia

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1. The coffle system was used primarily in the Caribbean and the southern United States.

2. The coffle system was in use from the 16th to the 19th centuries.

3. The coffle system was a brutal and inhumane way to transport and exploit enslaved Africans and African Americans.

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Related Concepts

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1. Transatlantic Slave Trade: The forced migration of enslaved Africans from Africa to the Americas, primarily to work on plantations in the Caribbean and North and South America.

2. Slavery: A system of labor exploitation in which people are treated as property and are forced to work without pay.

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Culture

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The coffle system was a significant part of the transatlantic slave trade and the institution of slavery in the Americas. It was used to transport enslaved Africans from the coast of Africa to the Americas, and within the Americas to different plantations and labor sites.

How to Memorize "coffle"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a group of people chained together and led by a slave master.
   - Imagine a line of enslaved Africans being transported on a ship.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'coffle' with the image of enslaved Africans being transported in chains.
   - Think of the word 'coffle' as a group of enslaved people being led to work.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Coffle: Chained Offensive Foes in Labor' to remember the definition.
   - Remember the acronym 'C-O-F-F-L-E' stands for 'Chained Offensive Foes in Labor'.

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