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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.
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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, adjective

Other definitions for cable (2 of 2)

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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