Caballed

Caballed
Cabal Ca*bal", v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Caballed} (-b[a^]ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Caballing}]. [Cf. F. cabaler.] To unite in a small party to promote private views and interests by intrigue; to intrigue; to plot. [1913 Webster]

Caballing still against it with the great. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]


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  • caballed — ca·bal || kÉ™ bæl n. group of people interested in the arts; group of conspirators v. conspire, plot against …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Cabal — Ca*bal , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Caballed} ( b[a^]ld ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Caballing}]. [Cf. F. cabaler.] To unite in a small party to promote private views and interests by intrigue; to intrigue; to plot. [1913 Webster] Caballing still against it… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Caballing — Cabal Ca*bal , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Caballed} ( b[a^]ld ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Caballing}]. [Cf. F. cabaler.] To unite in a small party to promote private views and interests by intrigue; to intrigue; to plot. [1913 Webster] Caballing still against… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cabal — I. noun Etymology: French cabale cabala, intrigue, cabal, from Medieval Latin cabbala cabala, from Late Hebrew qabbālāh, literally, received (lore) Date: 1614 1. the artifices and intrigues of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Grenadier Magazine — The Grenadier Magazine was a games publication founded in 1978 that ran for 35 issues. The magazine focused on reviews and discussions of various wargames and related products.History The Grenadier Magazine evolved from Game Designers Workshop s… …   Wikipedia

  • cabal — caballer, n. /keuh bal /, n., v., caballed, caballing. n. 1. a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority. 2. the plots and schemes of such a group; intrigue. 3. a clique, as in artistic, literary, or… …   Universalium

  • cabal — /kəˈbal / (say kuh bahl), /kəˈbæl / (say kuh bal) noun 1. the secret schemes of a small group of plotters; an intrigue. 2. a small group of secret plotters. –verb (i) (caballed, caballing) 3. to form a cabal; intrigue; conspire; plot. {variant of …  

  • cabal — [kə bäl′, kəbal′] n. [Fr, intrigue, society (popularized in England from the initials of the ministers of Charles II) < ML cabbala, CABALA] 1. a small group of persons joined in a secret, often political, intrigue; junta 2. the intrigues of… …   English World dictionary

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