cabillot

Français · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

cabillot

  • \ka.bi.jo\

Sounds like cabillaud

Where it comes from

De l’occitan cavilhòt (« chevillot »).

noun cabillots

  1. Sorte de goupille de bois pour fixer les cordages. Tout cela est primitif et cependant j'aperçois un gouvernail à roue, des poulies en bois de gayac, des rocambeaux à chapelet et des cabillots en cuivre.
  2. dated, especially Bout de bois des herses.
  3. dated, especially Cheville des chouquets, de la balancine.

Similar: taquet, chevillot

Thesaurus

noun

Similar: taquet, chevillot

In English

  • toggle pin, short rod or similar securing a loop in a rope or chain

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"cabillot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/cabillot. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

cabillot. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/cabillot

Chicago

"cabillot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/cabillot.

BibTeX
@misc{cabillot_2026,
  title = {cabillot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/cabillot},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}