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cabble

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[kab-uhl] / ˈkæb əl /

verb (used with object)

cabbled, cabbling

  1. Metallurgy. to cut up (iron or steel bars) for fagoting.

Etymology

Origin of cabble

First recorded in 1840–50; variant of scabble

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Among the song's three writers is Lise Cabble, whose song Only Teardrops helped Denmark's Emmelie de Forest win Eurovision 2013.

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