cabob

/ (kəˈbɒb) /

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noun

a variant of kebab

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Words nearby cabob

cable tie, cablevision, cableway, cabling, cabman, cabob, caboched, cabochon, caboclo, caboodle, caboose

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How to use cabob in a sentence

Mr. Cabob, who probably knew that he must pay well for his smiles, never said anything about it.
The Eustace Diamonds|Anthony Trollope
She managed better with old Mr. Cabob, who had certainly received many of Mrs. Carbuncle's smiles, and who was very rich.
The Eustace Diamonds|Anthony Trollope
Duckling; cabob curry of chicken-liver with Bombay ducks—really, Mr. Beck, this dinner is worth a dukedom.
The Golden Butterfly|Walter Besant
Cabob, ka-bob′, n. an Oriental dish of pieces of meat roasted with herbs: roast meat generally in India.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various