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I've cobles fishin' oot i' t' bay, ��� For whitings, dabs and cods, I've herrin' trawls and salmon nets, ��� I've hooks and lines and rods.

From Songs of the Ridings by Moorman, Frederic William

We were much on the open sea ourselves, in cobles; sometimes the big dog with us—"Joomboa," as the fishermen called him; and they marvelled at his good manners and stately immobility in a boat.

From The Martian by Du Maurier, George

Here and there, down in the harbour, the rich brown sails had been hoisted on some of the cobles to dry.

From The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius by Grand, Sarah

Before then, the fishing was all carried on along shore in little cobles, almost within sight of land.

From Men of Invention and Industry by Smiles, Samuel

The other sons handled the second of the family cobles, and the five men made an excellent living.

From The Romance of the Coast by Runciman, James