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v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Caballed p. pr. & vb. n. Caballing ]. [ Cf. F. cabaler. ] To unite in a small party to promote private views and interests by intrigue; to intrigue; to plot. [ 1913 Webster ]

Caballing still against it with the great. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. See Cabal, n. ] 1. A kind of occult theosophy or traditional interpretation of the Scriptures among Jewish rabbis and certain mediæval Christians, which treats of the nature of god and the mystery of human existence. It assumes that every letter, word, number, and accent of Scripture contains a hidden sense; and it teaches the methods of interpretation for ascertaining these occult meanings. The cabalists pretend even to foretell events by this means. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Secret science in general; mystic art; mystery. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. cabalisme. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The secret science of the cabalists. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A superstitious devotion to the mysteries of the religion which one professes. [ R ] Emerson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. cabaliste. ] One versed in the cabala, or the mysteries of Jewish traditions. “Studious cabalists.” Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ a. Of or pertaining to the cabala; containing or conveying an occult meaning; mystic. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Heptarchus is a cabalistic exposition of the first chapter of Genesis. Hallam. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a cabalistic manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ Cf. F. cabaliser. ] To use cabalistic language. [ R ] Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who cabals. [ 1913 Webster ]

A close caballer and tongue-valiant lord. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp. See Caballero. ] An ancient Spanish land tenure similar to the English knight's fee; hence, in Spain and countries settled by the Spanish, a land measure of varying size. In Cuba it is about 33 acres; in Puerto Rico, about 194 acres; in the Southwestern United States, about 108 acres. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ Sp. Cf. Cavalier. ] A knight or cavalier; hence, a gentleman. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ L.caballinus, fr. caballus a nag. Cf. Cavalier. ] Of or pertaining to a horse. -- n. Caballine aloes. [ 1913 Webster ]

caballine aloes, an inferior and impure kind of aloes formerly used in veterinary practice; -- called also horse aloes. --
Caballine spring, the fountain of Hippocrene, on Mount Helicon; -- fabled to have been formed by a stroke from the foot of the winged horse Pegasus. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Written also cavallo. ] [ Sp., fr. L. caballus a nag. See Cavalcade. ] A horse. [ Sp. Amer. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ F. ] 1. A tavern; a house where liquors are retailed. [ Obs. as an English word. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A type of restaurant where liquor and dinner is served, and entertainment is provided, as by musicians, dancers, or comedians, and usually providing space for dancing by the patrons; -- similar to a nightclub. In some cases, the performers dance or sing on the floor between the tables, after the practice of a certain class of French taverns. The term cabaret is often used in the names of such an establishment. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

3. The type of entertainment provided in a cabaret{ 2 }. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ F. ] A flat basket or frail for figs, etc.; hence, a lady's flat workbasket, reticule, or hand bag; -- often written caba. C. Bronté. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. (Zoöl.) A species of armadillo of the genus Xenurus (Xenurus unicinctus and Xenurus hispidus); the tatouay. [ Written also kabassou. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Gr. chabazi`os one of twenty species of stones mentioned in the poem Peri` li`qwn, ascribed to Orpheus. ] (Min.) A mineral occuring in glassy rhombohedral crystals, varying in color from white to yellow or red. It is essentially a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime. Called also chabasie. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A small evergreen tropical tree (Myrciaria cauliflora) native to Brazil and West Indies but introduced into southern U. S.; it is grown in Brazil for its edible tough-skinned purple grapelike fruit that grows all along the branches.
Syn. -- jaboticaba tree, Myrciaria cauliflora. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. The tough-skinned purple grapelike tropical fruit of the jaboticaba tree (Myrciaria cauliflora), grown in Brazil. [ WordNet 1.5 ]