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cable
[ key-buhl ]
/ ˈkeɪ bəl /
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noun
verb (used with object), ca·bled, ca·bling.
verb (used without object), ca·bled, ca·bling.
to send a message by cable.
to cable-stitch.
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Origin of cable
1175–1225; Middle English, probably <Old North French *cable<Late Latin capulum lasso; compare Latin capulāre to rope, halter (cattle), akin to capere to take
OTHER WORDS FROM cable
ca·ble·like, adjectivere·ca·ble, verb, re·ca·bled, re·ca·bling.un·ca·bled, adjectiveWords nearby cable
cabinetwood, cabinetwork, cabin fever, cabin hook, Cabiri, cable, cable bend, cable box, cable buoy, cable car, cablecast
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Cable
[ key-buhl ]
/ ˈkeɪ bəl /
noun
George Washington, 1844–1925, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
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British Dictionary definitions for cable
cable
/ (ˈkeɪbəl) /
noun
verb
Word Origin for cable
C13: from Old Norman French, from Late Latin capulum halter
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