[ 'kɔ:b(ə)l ]
■ noun a projection jutting out from a wall to support a structure above it.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ling , ~led ; US ~s , ~ing , ~ed ) [often as adjective ~led ] support on ~s.
Origin
ME: from OFr., dimin. of corp 'crow', from L. corvus 'raven'.