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.

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, adjective

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