Cablet
a small cable, especially a cablelaid rope under 10 inches (25 cm) in circumference.
Historical Examples
The Sailor’s Word-Book William Henry Smyth
People You Know George Ade
The Sailor’s Word-Book William Henry Smyth
noun
a small cable, esp a cable-laid rope that has a circumference of less than 25 centimetres (ten inches)
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