Q: "coffy" as a material (cloth?) in 1743

Joel S. Berson Berson at ATT.NET
Thu Mar 5 02:42:46 UTC 2009

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A Boston newspaper advertisement of 1743 starts "Very handsome
CHARIOT, fit for Town or Country, lined with Red Coffy".

What is "coffy"?  My simple-minded searches haven't given me any clues.

Joel

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