Cabot

American  

[kab-uht] / ˈkæb ət /

noun

1. John Giovanni Caboto, c1450–98?, Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.

2. Richard Clarke, 1868–1939, U.S. physician and writer on medical ethics.

3. Sebastian, 1474?–1557, English navigator and explorer (son of John Cabot).

4. a male given name.

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Cabot British  

/ ˈkæbət /

noun

1. John Italian name Giovanni Caboto. 1450–98, Italian explorer, who landed in North America in 1497, under patent from Henry VII of England, and explored the coast from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland

2. his son, Sebastian. ?1476–1557, Italian navigator and cartographer, who served the English and Spanish crowns: explored the La Plata region of Brazil (1526–30)

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Cabot

Broadwell brought back algae samples to a lab at the University of Bristol's Cabot Institute for the Environment, for detailed analysis of its DNA alongside other samples from the Arctic and the Alps.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

Godfrey’s son, Thomas Dudley Cabot, was CEO of Cabot for a time,and worked for the U.S.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

In 2021, he gathered his team to discuss a potential takeover of Cabot Oil & Gas, The Wall Street Journal previously reported.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026

Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., Sen. Lister Hill and Rep. Mike Mansfield also went on the record, reciting the talking points outlined in United Fruit memos.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2026

However, it was when he ripped the bottom sheet off that Cabot found what looked like a diary of some sort stuffed under the mattress.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley

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