cabob

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cabob - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cabob \Ca*bob"\, v. t. [Now more commonly spelled kabob.]
     To roast, as a cabob. --Sir. T. Herbert.
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  Cabob \Ca*bob"\, n. [Hindi kab[=a]b] [Now more commonly spelled
     kabob.]
     1. A small piece of mutton or other meat roasted on a skewer;
        -- so called in Turkey and Persia. [Also spelled kebab,
        kebob, or kabab.]
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     2. A leg of mutton roasted, stuffed with white herrings and
        sweet herbs. --Wright.
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     shish cabob See shish kebob.
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