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tradition, or a mysterious science among Jewish rabbins: mystery. Caballine. kab'aUm, a. Pert, to ahorse. — n. A kind of aloes, used in medicine for horses. Cabas, ka'ba, n. A reticule: satchel. Cabbage, kab'ei, ». A garden vegetable, the head of which is edible, —v. i. To form a head in growing. Cabbage, kab'ej, v. t. [cabbaged (-ejd), -baging.] To purloin. — n. Cloth retained bj- 'tailors when cutting out garments. Cabin, kab'in, n. A small room; a cottage; hut; an apartment in a ship. — v. i. [cabined (-ind), cabining.] To live in a cabin, lodge. — v. t. To confine in a cabin. Cabinet, kab'in-et, n. A small room; closet; room for consultations; secret council of a government; piece of furniture with drawers and doors; a place for valuables.— Cab'inet-coun'cil, -kown's il, n. Confidential council of a prince, etc. — ma'ker, n. maker of furniture; a joiner. Cable, ka'bl, n. A rope or chain to retain a ve el at anchor, suspend weights, contain and protect a telegraph wire, etc. — v. 1. To fasten with a cable. — i. and t. To telegraph through a cable. — Cablegram, n. A me age sent through a telegraphic cable. — Cables-length. 720 feet. Caboose, ka-boosr, n. (3 ant.) A galley, or cook-house on deck: a box covering the chimney in a ship. A railroad tool-car. Cabriolet, kab'rt-o-la, n. A one-horse two-seated carriage with calash top, and covering for the legs. Cacao, ka-ka'o or ka'ko, n. The chocolate tree of So. Amer. and the W. Indies. Cachalot, kash'a-lot. n. The sperm whale. Cachexy, ka-kek'sT. n. A depraved condition of the system. — Cachec'tic, -tical, a. Cachinnation, kak'in-na-shun, n. Loud or immoderate laughter. Cackle, kak'l, v. i. [cackled (kak'ld), cackling.] To make a noise like a goose or hen; to laugh with broken noise, giggle; to talk in a silly manner, prattle. — n. The noise of a hen, etc.; silly talk. Cactus, kak'tus, n.; pi. Cac'tTOes, -ez, or Cac'ti, -ti. A genus of tropical American plants, having thick, fleshy stems, often armed with spines. Cad, kad, n. In Eng., the conductor of an omnibus; an errand-boy: a low-bred, obtrusive fellow; a snob. Cadaverous, ka-dav'er-us, a.. Resembling a corpse; pale; wan: ghastly. Caddice, -dis, kad'dis. n. The oO CALAMITY C. I larva of the caddice-fly, — used as bait in fishing.— I Cad'dice-fly, n. An insect, frequenting marshy places. I Caddis, kad'dis, ». A kind of worsted lace or ribbon. i Caddy, kad'dl, n. A small box for keeping tea. Cade, kad, n. A barrel; cask. Cadence, ka'dens, n. A fall of the voice in reading or speaking; a modulation of sound. (Mil.) A uniform time and pace in marching. (Mas.) A pause at the end of an air: a closing embellishment. of — v. t. To regulate by musical measure. Cadet, ka-def, n. (Mil.) A gentleman who serves as a private, to obtain a commi ion; a young man in a military school. Cadew. k'a-du', Cade-worm. Same as Caddice. Cadi, istrate. ka'di, n.; pi. CA'Dis,-dIz. A Turkish local mag- Cadmean, kad-mc'an, Cadmian, kad'mi-an, a. Pert. to Cadmus, prince of Thebes, said to have introduced into Greece 1CJ letters of the alphabet. Cadmia, kad'ml-a, n. (Mia.) An oxide of zinc; formerly, the ore of zinc, called calamine.— Cad'mium. n. (Chem.) A white, ductile, and malleable metal related to zinc. — Cal'amine, -nun, n.