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Cable: noun - a thick and strong rope made from hemp or wire; in nautical
usage – a strong rope attached to an anchor; a cable length is 200 yards; a
length of insulated wire or wires, sheathed in protective casing, used to carry
electric signals and/or electric power; a cablegram; cable TV; system of
transmitting television signals by cable.
'Mick received a cable
that suggested he remove the cable TV he'd illegally installed in his house by
feeding a cable through to his own set from his neighbour's receiver.'
19 September 1911 One of
my writing heroes, William Golding was born.
