As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
coffle (plural coffles)
A line of people or animals fastened together, especially a chain of prisoners or slaves.
coffle (third-person singular simple present coffles, present participle coffling, simple past and past participle coffled)
(transitive) To fasten (a line of people or animals) together.
Source: Wiktionary
Cof"fle, n. Etym: [Ar. kafala caravan.]
Definition: A gang of negro slaves being driven to market.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 May 2023
(adjective) bound with chains; “enchained demons strained in anger to gnaw on his bones”; “prisoners in chains”
As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.