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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1428-1648
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Cabil, -ill, n. Also: cabyll, -ell, -all, cable; caibell, caible; kabill, kable; capill. [ME. cabil(le, cabell, cable, kable (c 1205), F. câble.] A cable. The Latinized cabla occurs in 1263 Exch. R. I. 14. (a) 1428 Exchequer Rolls IV. 433.]
[Pro duabus cabillis emptis 1450 Ib. V. 382.
Pro una magna corda, vulgariter cabil nuncupata, pro magno bumbardo regis 1457 Ib. VI. 310.
Pro una grossa fune dicta cabil, alteri graciliori fune eciam dicta cabill 1457 Ib.
De quibus funibus videlicet cablis 1474 Treasurer's Accounts I. 53.
To Thome Pulti … passand to North Berwic for ankeris and cabillis a1499 Contemplacioun of Synnaris 221.
Our crevist cabillis all at a cast will crak 1489 Treasurer's Accounts I. 129.
Eftir at the Kingis schip … tynt hir cabillis and odir grayth 1511 Ib. IV. 304.
Tua pecis cabillis of lyne ȝarne 1513 Doug. i. iv. 26.
Perbrakit schippis but cabillis thar mycht ryde 1513 Ib. iii. ix. 95; etc.
Bot ȝhe, … fle this cost, and smyte the cabil in twayne 1533–4 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 66.
That the said schip be weill furnist with ankers and cabills 1531 Bell. Boece I. p. li.
The marineris … cum with ane stark cabill in ane boit 1531 Ib.
Of hir skin … is maid strong cabellis 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 40/14.
Than the marynalis began to veynd the cabil, vitht mony loud cry 1560 Rolland Seven Sages 7389.
Thay … Raisit vp ankeris, and cabillis in thay drew c1575 Balfour Pract. 640.
The master farther gettis of the ship takin be him … the best cabill and anchor 1602 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs II. 143.
Gif ane schip brelk lows, sua that ancker or cabill beis brokin c1614 Mure Dido i. 252.
Men cry, and caibles crack by Boreas beatne c 1617 Melrose P. I. 292.
One of your maiesties schippis, … wes forced to saill ane anker and ane cabill 1648 Wemyss Chart. MS.
Anchoris, caibles, saills(b) 1557–8 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 246.
For the recompance of ane gryt kable quilk wes borrowit 1586 Edinburgh Testaments XV. 349 b.
Ankeris, saillis, mastis, kabillis, … quhilk war recoverit of the flie boitt(c)1502 Halyb. 275.
Send in John Ervyn schip, a capill weand 552 li. 1612 Glasgow B. Rec. I. 328.
To prepair sik chenyeis of irne, towis, capillis, hogheidis, and vthir necessaris for taking avay of the … stanis