(kā′bəl) noun
1. Naut. a A heavy rope or chain, as for mooring vessels, etc. b A cable's length.
2. Electr. An insulated electrical conductor or group of conductors, protected by a waterproof coat, as for a submarine telegraph.
3. A cablegram.
—v.t. ca·bled, ca·bling
1. To fasten, as by a cable; tie fast.
2. To equip with cable or cables.
3. To send, as a message, by submarine telegraph.
—v.i.
4. To communicate by submarine telegraph. [Akin to F câble, Sp. cable <LL capulum, caplum rope <capere take, grasp]

(kā′bəl), George Washington,
1844–1925, U.S. writer.