cable
[ key-buh l ]
/ ˈkeɪ bəl /
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.
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, adjective re·ca·ble, verb, re·ca·bled, re·ca·bling. un·ca·bled, adjectiveWords nearby cable
cabinetmaking,
cabinetry,
cabinetwood,
cabinetwork,
cabiri,
cable,
cable bend,
cable box,
cable buoy,
cable car,
cable graft
Definition for cable (2 of 2)
Cable
[ key-buh l ]
/ 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