CABOBBED

Etymology

Adjective

cabobbed (not comparable)

(archaic) kebabbed

Source: Wiktionary


CABOB

Ca*bob", n. Etym: [Hindi kabab]

1. A small piece of mutton or other meat roasted on a skewer; -- so called in Turkey and Persia.

2. A leg of mutton roasted, stuffed with white herrings and sweet herbs. Wright.

Ca*bob", v. t.

Definition: To roast, as a cabob. Sir. T. Herbert.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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