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 Though I'm not up to checking them all I suspect 13 words of being horse-related. Am I right? nay. (actually, you are, but I couldn't pass it by.) Whoaful.
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Latin caballus, 'gelded horse' What does a cabal have to do with a gelded horse? And why were so many dogs in (fictional) literary works set in Merrie Olde England named Cabal?
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What does a cabal have to do with a gelded horse? And why were so many dogs in (fictional) literary works set in Merrie Olde England named Cabal?
Well, the cabal which means a group of conspirators is from Hebrew qabbalah 'received knwoledge; tradition' via Latin cabala. Not sure about the canine names; tradition perhaps. Any way, it's a coincidence.
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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While the German word Kabale means vile intrigues, our word kabaal means loud noise.
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Wow. And, thanks, zmjezhd.
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