‖ cabot
(kabo, ˈkæbət)
[Earlier and N.Fr. cabot, mod.F. chabot, f. Romanic cabo, capo head + -ot.]
† 1. A fish: the Bull-head or Miller's Thumb.
| 1611 Cotgr., Poisson royal, the white Cabot. |
2. A measure of dry goods in the Channel Islands; cf. the Sc. cap.
| 1835 H. D. Inglis Channel Isl. 124 In Jersey..sixteen cabots per perch, has been known to be obtained. 1862 Ansted Channel Isl. iv. App. A (ed. 2) 566 In Jersey, the measure of dry goods is the cabot, or half-bushel..containing 43 lbs. 7 ozs. of distilled water. |