Cablework

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Cables generally; cabling. uncountable

    "By custom of the Navy the first lieutenant, or "Jimmy the One" as he is called, is in charge of cables and cablework on the forecastle."

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"By custom of the Navy the first lieutenant, or "Jimmy the One" as he is called, is in charge of cables and cablework on the forecastle."

Etymology

From cable + -work.

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