a line of animals, prisoners, or slaves chained and driven along together. verb (used with object), cof·fled, cof·fling. to chain in a coffle.

What does Coffle mean?

: a group of prisoners, enslaved people, or animals chained or tied together in a line The African raiders marched their captives to the coast in long lines known as coffles: dozens of people yoked together by the neck with leather thongs to prevent escape.—

What is another name for a Coffle?

chain gang

nounworking prisoners tied together. coffel. hard labor. labor camp.