cablework

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noun

Cables generally; cabling.

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Meanings

nouncablework (uncountable)
  1. uncountableCables generally; cabling.

    By custom of the Navy the first lieutenant, or "Jimmy the One" as he is called, is in charge of cables and cablework on the forecastle.

    1943, Sir Reginald Bacon, Britain's Glorious Navy, page 28

Origin

From cable + -work.

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APA

cablework. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cablework

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“cablework.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cablework. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cablework,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cablework.

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