cablet

[ key-blit ]

noun

1. a small cable, especially a cablelaid rope under 10 inches (25 centimeters) in circumference.

cablet

/ ˈkeɪblɪt /

noun

1. a small cable, esp a cable-laid rope that has a circumference of less than 25 centimetres (ten inches)

Word History and Origins

Origin of cablet¹

First recorded in 1565–75; cable + -et

Example Sentences

The direction in which its strands are twisted; hawser is right-handed; cablet left-handed.

From Project Gutenberg

Then he found himself in a four-oared Cablet and the Sea became very Rough.

From Project Gutenberg

The same as cablet; it coils against the sun, or to the left hand.

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